Post by Kelly on Jun 9, 2008 12:50:31 GMT -5
You will need to write for this, so take out a piece of paper!
1. Draw the "Four Aspects of Language" chart.
2. What are the three writing systems in Japanese?
3. What is Furigana? How is it useful?
4. How many basic Hiragana are there?
5. Why is it important to memorize the order of the Hiragana?
6. Write yourself a quick pronunciation guide for Japanese vowels.
Old questions not included in Intro 1 anymore:
7. Transcribe the following in rōmaji: (They're real words, if you're curious)
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8. Rewrite the following in Hiragana: The first few have the syllables separated by dashes.
a-ka-i ta-ta-ka-u a-so-ko o-sa-e ki-a-i tsu-i-o-ku
ie kusaichi kechi ai koi shi osaki sutasuta seikai sou kioku
9. Introduce yourself in Japanese. Write it using a close rōmaji equivalent.
10. Write a pronoun chart with Japanese pronouns. Use this English one as your model:
I | we
you | you (pl.)
he/she | they (f.)/they (m.)
Check your answers here!
1. Draw the "Four Aspects of Language" chart.
2. What are the three writing systems in Japanese?
3. What is Furigana? How is it useful?
4. How many basic Hiragana are there?
5. Why is it important to memorize the order of the Hiragana?
6. Write yourself a quick pronunciation guide for Japanese vowels.
Old questions not included in Intro 1 anymore:
7. Transcribe the following in rōmaji: (They're real words, if you're curious)
‚ ‚©@‚±‚½‚¦@‚»‚±@‚·‚@‚±‚±@‚¨‚¨‚«‚¢@‚¿‚¢‚³‚¢@‚‚»@‚¯‚¢‚½‚¢@‚‚¢‚½‚¿@‚µ‚¹‚¢@‚¹‚©‚¢@‚·‚«@‚ ‚‚¢@‚¦‚¢‚©
8. Rewrite the following in Hiragana: The first few have the syllables separated by dashes.
a-ka-i ta-ta-ka-u a-so-ko o-sa-e ki-a-i tsu-i-o-ku
ie kusaichi kechi ai koi shi osaki sutasuta seikai sou kioku
9. Introduce yourself in Japanese. Write it using a close rōmaji equivalent.
10. Write a pronoun chart with Japanese pronouns. Use this English one as your model:
I | we
you | you (pl.)
he/she | they (f.)/they (m.)
Check your answers here!
