Japanese Beginners · Term 1 Week 7A · practice on your own

Hiragana ま to ん, family and pets

Draft for the class teacher to check.

By the end of this week you can

The new kana

Tap ▶ to hear a row, then say each kana after it.

まma
みmi
むmu
めme
もmo
やya
ゆyu
よyo
らra
りri
るru
れre
ろro
わwa
をwo
んn

Practise

1What sound is it?

Choose the sound for each kana, then check.

2Find the kana

Some of these look alike. Look closely.

Which one is ru?
Which one is mi?
Which one is ra?
Which one is ya?
Which one is ma?
Which one is yu?

3Type the sound

Type the sound in English letters (for example ka), then check.

は

さ

や

ね

ち

そ

ろ

き

4Read the words

Read each word, tap ▶ to check how it sounds, then choose the meaning.

5Listen and choose

Tap ▶, listen, and choose the word you hear.

Say it

Tap ▶, say the Japanese, then open the meaning. Help with reading is under each one.

なんにん かぞく ですか。 nannin kazoku desu ka

How many people are in your family?

よにん かぞく です。 yonin kazoku desu

There are four of us.

いぬが います。 inu ga imasu

I have a dog.

ねこが います。 neko ga imasu

I have a cat.

6What do you say?

You ask how many people are in your friend's family.
There are four people in your family.
You have a dog at home.

7Say it with a partner

Take turns. One person reads a line, the other answers. Swap after each one.

  1. なんにん かぞく ですか。
  2. よにん かぞく です。
  3. いぬが います。
  4. ねこが います。