One part of Japanese is to be able to see what words are translated into Katakana and which words are translated into Hiragana. We are going to try 3 pairs where I tell you which is which then for the fourth pair you must try to figure that out yourself. Write these words in either Katakana or Hiragana on your paper once and then check with my answer to see if you are correct.
Doa, pronounced DOH AH, is Katakana for Door and
Mimasu, pronounced MEE MAH S, is Hiragana for To See
Using the charts if you need to, translate these and scroll down for the answer...
Ok, the next pair is going to get a little trickier.
Sayonara, pronounced SAH YO NAH RAH, is Hiragana for Good Bye and
Teburu, pronounced TEH BOO ROO, is Katakana for Table
Hint: for Teburu there is a tenten somewhere and there is also a longer vowel. Say the English word out loud and try to guess which vowel sounds the longest. Once you think you know place a "-" <- dash so that the vowel is spoken just a little longer.
Once you have written these, scroll down to check....
The third pair is going to be the hardest. Take your time and dont get frustrated if you do not understand. Learning from mistakes can be the most helpful way to learn.
Basukettoboru, pronounced BAH S KEH T TOE BOH ROO, is Katakana for Basketball and
Hajimemashite, pronounced HA GEE MEH MAH SH TEH, is Hiragana for It's Nice To Meet You.
Now, before you start there are some things that we have not talked about yet. With the word Basukettoboru there are 2 "T's". With the exeption of letters like "N" and "O" and a few others, there is always a consonant and a vowel pairing. In order to get the double "T" you need to add a miniature TSU. Since this word is in Katakana, the TSU from that chart is used. Making a small TSU right after "KE" and right before "TO" will create a double "T". It's ok if you dont understand this yet but I want you to try. Write these two words down and then scroll to compare. Good Luck!....
Even if you are continuously not understanding, that's still OK! The final pair you have to figure out which one is Hiragana and which one is Katakana. As a hint, say each out loud and if one sounds like it could somehow be close to English, then it is probably Katakana. I am only going to write them in Romanji and once you scroll down you will learn what they mean.
The first word is: Sandoichi
The second word is: Kumori
If you need to say them fast, slow, anything and if you are still stumped thats ok. Make an guess, you have nothing to lose.
Once you have translated these scroll down....
So, now you know that Sandoichi is Katakana for Sandwich. Did you get that right? If not, say the word now. Can you hear the English in that word? If you still cant dont worry about it. After studying these long enough they become easier and easier.
Kumori is Hiragana for Cloudy.
Sandoichi is pronounced SAH N DOE EE CHEE
Kumori is pronounced KOO MOE REE
Good job on practicing. Now that you have been introduced to the writing systems and even practiced a little bit we are going to move on. Dont forget to practice often.
This list is on different types of foods and drinks. Some are Hiragana and some are Katakana. If you see a word like Banana and the romanji is Banana, you kno wit is a katakana word. If the word is Peach and the romanji is Momo then you know it is a Hiragana. Read the list and try to translate a few. Use the charts and refer back to our practices for the hints.
Ganbatte! (Try your best!)
Here is the list of vocabulary words to practice translating and saying:
English Romaji
food tabemono
fruit kudamono
orange orenji
strawberry ichigo
peach momo
Japanese pear nashi
lemon remon
cherry sakuranbo
watermelon suika
apple ringo
banana banana
vegetables yasai
carrot ninjin
potato jagaimo
tomato tomato
green onion negi
meat niku
beef gyuuniku
chicken chikin
pork butaniku
ham hamu
beverages nomimono
cola koora
water mizu
green tea ocha
milk gyuunyuu
coffee koohii
beer biiru
ketchup kechappu
soy sauce shouyu
egg tamago
fish sakana
cake keeki
rice gohan
bread pan
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