LESSON 6
So, this lesson will be maybe a bit easier than the previous ones, as you don't learn new characters.
We'll learn to combine already learnt characters to create new sounds.
How would you write the name 'kyoko' ?
Yeah, you don't know how to write kyo.
Well
Kya =
きゃ
Kyu =
きゅ
Kyo =
きょ
If we look at them, we can see that "kya" is made of 'ki' and 'ya'
and kyu is made of 'ki' and 'yu' and kyo is made of 'ki' and 'yo'.
Kiya, kiyu, kiyo = kya, kyu, kyo.. logical, isn't ? Just take や and add 矢、ゆ or よ!
Write:
kayakyo kyukya kyoko tsugazi nagakawa akyaa re
Then, we know that し is shi.. what about sha, shu and sho??
Sha = しゃ
Shu = しゅ
Sho = しょ
again, we notice that all of these are created with a combination of "shi" and "ya", "yu" or "yo".
And hmmm.. can you guess how "cha", "chu" and "cho" are made
?
If you guessed "chi" + "ya, yu, yo" you're right!!
Cha = ちゃ
Chu = ちゅ
Cho = ちょ
cha = chi + ya
chu = chi + yu
cho = chi + yo
Very simple indeed.
At this point, before a break, write every character you learnt in this lesson on a paper, and say aloud the sound what you're writing.
then, a little break.
....and as a nice ending for the lesson, write more English in ひらがな! Write sentences, at least 20 words after all.
and then, transliterate and read aloud:
ちちゃくこ
しゃやつきょ
おおきしゃい
よんね
こいヴぃすと
ちゅつしゅす
あちゃしゃさ
らいん
がたず
じげぽ
ぱぱ
ぽぷこるん