Japanese Language Learning: Speak and Write with Confidence
Discover how to speak and write Japanese words with confidence, explore the Japanese writing system, learn essential vocabulary like "Arigato" and "Sayonara," understand pronunciation nuances, and delve into vowel and consonant combinations. Improve your Japanese language skills with insightful resources and tips provided in this informative content.
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How to speak and write Japanese words with confidence Haruko Iwami Pennsylvania State University
Japanese words Arigato Sayonara Tsunami Fukushima Futon Teriyaki Karaoke Jiu-jitsu
Japanese writing system AKB48 47 3
Japanese writing system Chinese characters ( Hiragana Katakana Roman letters Arabic/Roman numerals Japanese style emoticons (*_*) AKB48) (AKB48) (-_-;) (^.^) 4
Five vowels a, i, u, e, o
Combinations of consonants and vowels a i ka ki sa shi ta chi na ni ha hi ma mi ya - ra ri wa - u ku su tsu nu fu mu yu ru - e ke se te ne he me - re - o ko so to no ho mo yo ro - k s t n h m y r w
More combinations 1 a ga za da ba pa i u gu zu - bu pu e ge ze de be pe o go zo do bo po g z d b p gi ji - bi pi 7
More combinations 2 a i kya - sha - cha - nya - hya - mya - rya - gya - ja - bya - pya - u e - - - - - - - - - - - o ky sh ch ny hy my ry gy j by py kyu shu chu nyu hyu myu ryu gyu ju byu pyu kyo sho cho nyo hyo myo ryo gyo jo byo pyo 8
ArigatoArigatoo mora vs. syllable a-ri-ga-to-o pronunciation of /r/ 1. Yes, it is. 2. wedding 3. See you later. 4. I wrote a letter. [ ]
Arigatoo pitch accent vs. stress accent subject (noun) and subject (verb) ame (hard candy) and ame (rain) ri ga a to o 10
SayonaraSayoonara sa-yo-o-na-ra pronunciation of /r/ no pitch fall 11
Tsunami tsu-na-mi pronunciation of /ts/ no pitch fall 12
Fukushima fu-ku-shi-ma pronunciation of /f/ whisper fu pitch fall after ku 13
Futon fu-to-n pronunciation of fu whisper fu pronunciation of n http://www.akenotsuki.com/kyookotoba/shiryoo/pron/ no pitch fall 14
Teriyaki te-ri-ya-ki pronunciation of /r/ no pitch fall 15
Karaoke ka-ra-o-ke pronunciation of /r/ no pitch fall 16
Jiu-jitsu Juujutsu ju-u-ju-tsu pronunciation of /ts/ no pitch fall 17
TokyoTookyoo to-o-kyo-o no pitch fall pronunciation of /ky/ 18
Shiitake shi-i-ta-ke pitch fall after shi 19
Hiragana i a u e o k s t n h m y - - r w - - - 20
Handwriting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zfBMDNkJuI 21
Stroke order Top to bottom Left to right Why? 23
Mnemonics 24
a-ri-ga-to-o ka ( ) becomes ga ( ) with a diacritic mark. the second o is represented by u ( ) 25
Language Institute at Penn State Summer program welcomes high school students and adults. offers first four semesters of Japanese. intensive: one semester in four weeks http://omcphplive.outreach.psu.edu/omc/lang uage-institute/ 27
