LESSON 7
In this lesson you'll learn the sounds "ny" "hy" "my" "ry" and "gy"
Let's start then. This lesson is a peace of a cake.. the same method, as in lesson 6, words with these sounds too..
to create "nya", you put "ni" and "ya" after each other, as にゃ
Same for "nyo", put "ni" and "yo" after each other, as にょ.
And of course, nyu is にゅ.
For hya, hyo, hyu put "hi" + "ya, yo, yu)
Hya = ひゃ
Hyo = ひょ
Hyu = ひゅ
For mya, myo, myu put "mi" + "ya, yo, yu"
Mya = みゃ
Myo = みょ
Myu = みゅ
Notice that the pronunciation is different than in English. "Mya" is pronunced as "m + yah", not as "Maya". Same with ny, hy, ry and gy.
Rya = りゃ
Ryo = りょ
Ryu = りゅ
Gya = ぎゃ
Gyo = ぎょ
Gyu = ぎゅ
NOTE, when you write a double t, like in motte, you write it as "motsute", change the first t into tsu, as the u isn't usually pronounced before a unvoiced consonant (as i told you).
EXERCISE 1:
Write in japanese:
sahya sihyu sohyo
karya kuryo kiryu
tanya tenyo tunyu
aagya eigyu tsugyu
chamya chimyu shomyo
EXERCISE 2:
transliterate into ひらがな:
Subete no ningen wa, umare nagara ni shite jiyuu de ari, katsu, songen to kenri to ni tsuite byoodoo de aru. Ningen wa, risei to ryooshin o sazukerareteari, tagai ni doohoo no seishin o motte koodoo shinakereba naranai.
EXERCISE 3:
Transliterate:
ありがとう (thankyou)
おめでとう (congratulations)
こんいちわ (Hello)
がくせい ですか？(Are you a student)
AND post the transliteration (exercise 3) here.
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-Jonne
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