Katakana 1 is the sixth skill (assuming read left to right) in the Japanese language course. It has five lessons and teaches another alphabet, called katakana, which is used for non-Japanese words.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- ア = "a"
- カ = "ka"
- メ = "me"
- ラ = "ra"
- リ = "ri"
- アメリカ (amerika) = the United States
- カメラ (kamera) = camera
Lesson 2[]
- キ = "ki"
- コ = "ko"
- オ = "o"
- フ = "fu"/"hu"
- ファ = "fa"
- フォ = "fo"
- マ = "ma"
- シ = "shi"
- メキシコ (mekishiko) = Mexico
- アフリカ (afurika) = Africa
- マリア = Maria
Lesson 3[]
- イ = "i"
- ギ = "gi"
- タ = "ta"
- ス = "su"
- ン = "n"
- フランス (furansu) = France
- イタリア (itari'a) = Italy
- イギリス (igirisu) = the UK
Lesson 4[]
- エ = "e"
- ジ = "ji"
- ジョ = "jo"
- ロ = "ro"
- ヨ = "yo"
- エリカ = Erika
- アジア (aji'a) = Asia
- ジョン = John
- ロシア (roshi'a) = Russia
Lesson 5[]
- パ = "pa"
- ピ = "pi"
- フィ = "fi"
- フェ = "fe"
- ー = "u"
- ッ = (similar to small っ)
- フィリピン (firipin) = The Philippines
- ローマ (rouma) = Rome
- ヨーロッパ (youroppa) = Europe
- マリオ = Mario
- オーストラリア (ousutorari'a) = Australia
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/ja/Katakana-1
