Nihon-go is FUN! - Part 3

Next step, all you need to know and memorize is the character.

There are 3 types of Japanese character sets - 1) Hiragana 2) Katagana 3) Kanji

The easier one is HIRAGANA, basic and widely used in Japan. 

While, KATAKANA is for the word which derived from other language normally English.

For example, Konpyu-ta- (Computer), Countries / Cities etc

And the hardest one (for me) is KANJI, exactly derived from Chinese character.

Let's learn Hiragana :-

special case

with "den den", K à G, S à Z, T à D, H à B/P

special case

How about kya sha nya hya mya etc?

these 3 characters are important to memorize

ki + ya = kya

chi + ya = cya (e.g : omocya - toys)

hi + ya = hya (e.g : hyaku - hundred)

shi + yo = sho/syo (e.g : syokudou - canteen / jimusyo - office)

shi + yu = shu (e.g : shukudai - homework)

ji + yu = jyu (e.g : bijyutsukan - museum)

chi + yo = cho (e.g : chotto - a bit)

ri + yo = ryo (e.g : ryokou - travelling)

last but not least,

"tsu"

for example:

wakarimasu ka