Learn to Read and Write Japanese - Kantan Kana lesson 3

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Learn to Read and Write Japanese - Kantan Kana lesson 3 In our third lesson, we move on to the third group of hiragana characters, さ、し、す、せ、and そ and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters. Subscribe to our KZbin channel for more videos!

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Hi! Kate-san, you really don't have to remember all the kanji before learning grammer. That's very very very stressful and endless. Even I don't know if I've mastered all the Kanji. What I recommend you should do is remembering Hiragana and Katakana first and go to basic grammar lessons and remember some verbs and Kanji gradually as the grammar lessons go because there should be some Kanji included in the lessons.

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Hi, you're right. Some fonts show "sa" and "ki" such way (connected to the curve), but that's an animation version of letter, not the correct way. The correct way is of course what Chihiro shows on the video. Any learning materials in Japan, including those for Japanese kids, have the same style as Chihiro shows. So, trust the video lesson and you'll be fine ;) JapanesePod101,com

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Hi, you mean, why "shougi" is written as しょうぎ? しょ with little よ, is one sound "sho". Hope this answers to your question :) JapanesePod101,com

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It's just the difference between a direct translation and a freer translation. "Uso" literally translates to "lie", but it is also used in the sense of "no way" or "you're joking!".

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hmm, that's a tricky one! We can't directly make the word "sweaty" as adjective in Japanese. It'd be "ase o kaita" to describe such condition. JapanesePod101,com

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It may make it harder to learn how to write them properly at first. I would practice the characters on a piece of paper that is straight in the beginning - then when you get used to writing them, you can angle your paper if you need to :)

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@BlazingCobaltX Yes, you are right. Sake (or shake) also means "salmon".

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Hi Nat, "seki " we introduced on this video means "cough" :) JapanesePod101,com

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@zerogx5 "seki" has several meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used, but two of the most common are "seat"(席) and "cough" (咳）.

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@supernisen いし (ishi) is indeed "rock" or "stone", but in the video she actually said うし (ushi) which means "cow". They sound similar, so be careful! :)

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I'm surprised at how easy this is to learn. I recently went to Japan for four weeks and I remember thinking it would be virtually impossible to learn to read and write but I know the first 15 Hiragana now and it's taken me about 2 weeks. I am slightly dreading the point where I know all the Hiragana and Katakana and have to start learning Kanji.

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I used to be in the same boat, so I know how you feel. It truly does take a lot of practice and even once you know them, you'll find your reading speed is very slow as you're processing each kana independently. I got all of my practice by writing when I was bored in-class, writing on the back of trashed receipts (at where I worked on slow days), and writing on the paper table mats at a breakfast restaurant I frequented. Just keep writing them again and again, or use visual imagery to help.

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@TheChainsOFMisery The curve was just part of her style, as you said :) It is not important to have it in there when you write the character し!

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Don't stress! You're right! Sincerely, JapanesePod101,com

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Hi, I'm not too sure what exactly you saw, but the hiragana for SA is always the same. If it was a part of a conversation, it could have been a word. JapanesePod101,com

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At first, writing Kantan Kana is hard, but as a write and write it, it's getting easier and easier to write

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It's hard memorizing all these characters but i'm getting there :P

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Write them down, makes it easier (btw tell me if you’ve learned Japanese cause it’s been 3 years lol)

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What does Usi means?

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@Goldenwings109 "Chair" :)

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does anyone else like writing the symbols down when she says the word but before she writes it to test themselves? This is fun