Katakana Study Material Japanese

"Master Katakana in a 1/2/4 week course!"

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We are offering free lessons to master katakana in 4 weeks (or 2 weeks). We will send you links to the learning material via email in 8 lots. Once you have downloaded the learning material, follow the instructions and take the quizzes to master katakana! On the following page is a hiragana and katakana chart - please stick it somewhere visible so that you can constantly refer to it. To master katakana, it is important to practice writing katakana. Revision is also very important - please go over what you have learned several times. Schedule

4 week course

2 week corse

1 week corse

Lesson 1 1st day 1st day 1st day a, i, u, e, o, ka, ki, ku, ke, ko Lesson 2 5th day 3rd day 2nd day sa, shi, su, se, so, ta, chi, tsu, te, to Lesson 3 9th day 5th day 3rd day na, ni, nu, ne, no, ha, hi, fu, he, ho Lesson 4 13th day 7th day 4th day ma, mi, mu, me, mo, ya, yu, yo Lesson 5 17th day 9th day 5th day ra, ri, ru, re, ro, wa, o, n/m Lesson 6 21st day 11th day 6th day special soundsand combinations, Quiz 1 Lesson 7 25th day 13th day

7th day Quiz 2 and 3

Lesson 8 28th day 14th day Quiz 4 and 5

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KATAKANA Meguro Language Center

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HIRAGANA and KATAKANA

A I U E O - a i u e o K ka k ku ke ko S sa sh su se so T ta ch tsu te to N na n nu ne no H ha h fu he ho M ma m mu me mo Y ya yu yo R ra ri ru re ro W wa o - n,m

n before b, m and p is pronounced like m in sample.

ga gi gu ge go za ji zu ze zo da ji zu de do ba b bu be bo P pa p pu pe po

kya kyu kyo sha shu sho cha chu cho nya nyu nyo hya hyu hyo mya myu myo rya ryu ryo gya gyu gyo ja ju jo bya byu byo pya pyu pyo

Foreign words representation by KATAKANA she che je tsa tse tso fa fi fe fo ti dhi dyu wi we wo quo va vi ve vo


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The rules in Katakana

(1) Long vowels are represented by a dash, . (2) Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, tt etc.) are represented by small tsu, .

a i u e o

Printing


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ka ki ku ke ko ga gi gu ge go

[QUIZ]

kukki (cookie) kikku (kick)

koku (coke) kokekokko (cock-a-doodle-doo) keki (cake)


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sa shi su se so za ji zu ze zo [QUIZ]

suki (ski) kesu (case)

gasu (gas) sosu (sauce)

soseji (sausage) uisuki (whisky)

kosu (course)


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ta chi tsu te to da ji zu de do ji and zu are usually written in and. An aid to the(shi) and(tsu), remembrance and distinction.

Hiragana Katakana

shi tsu

Keep in mind the equivalent hiragana, (shi) and(tsu).

[QUIZ]

tekisuto (textbook) chi zu (cheese)

takushi (taxi) doa (door)

suteki (steak) dezato (dessert)

1

3 2

2 1 3


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na ni

nu ne no [QUIZ]

tenisu (tennis) noto (notebook)

nekutai (necktie)


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ha hi fu

he

ho ba bi bu be bo pa pi pu pe po [QUIZ]

supi do (speed) hi ta (heater)

pasuta (pasta) basu (bus)


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ma

mi

mu me

mo [QUIZ]

hamu (ham) mota (motor)

memo (memo) messeji (message)

gamu (gum)

ya yu yo [QUIZ]

yotto (yacht) yu

za (user)


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ra

ri

ru

re ro

wa o

n, m Katakana is not used in modern living.

An aid to remembrance and distinction the(so) and(n,m). Hiragana Katakana

so n, m

[QUIZ] - Similar characters (Write the following characters in katakana.)

shi/tsu n/so ku/ta ma/a nu/su

sa/na/me fu/u/wa hi/e/ni/mi

1 2

2

1


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kya gya kyu gyu kyo gyo sha ja shu ju sho jo cha nya chu nyu cho nyo hya bya hyu byu hyo byo pya mya pyu myu pyo myo rya tsa ryu tse ryo tso she je che quo va fa vi fi ve fe vo fo wi ti we di wo dyu QUIZ 1 - MENU


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QUIZ 1 - MENU

Write the following words in ro

maji.

( menyu ) corn soup

( ) wine

( ) menu

( ) bread

( ) salad

( ) steak

( ) Hamburg steak set

( ) pizza

( ) rice

( ) beer

( ) beef stew

( ) spaghetti

( ) chocolate cake

( ) lemon tea

( ) ice coffee

( ) ice cream

( ) sandwich

Example


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QUIZ 2 - SIGNS and TOWN


maji.

( takushi ) Taxi

( ) Parking

( ) Toilet

( ) Escalator

( ) KARAOKE

( ) Elevator

( ) Game Center

( ) Restaurant

( ) Information

( ) Sports Club

( ) Disney Land

( ) McDonaldss

( ) Department store

( ) Convenience Store

( ) Seven-Eleven

( ) Rental Video

( ) Hotel

Example


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QUIZ 3 - DAILY LIFE and BUSINESS


maji.

( fasshon ) golf

( ) fashion

( ) vitamin C

( ) party

( ) concert

( ) computer

( ) video camera

( ) schedule

( ) date

( ) FAX

( ) discount

( ) basketball

( ) maker

( ) data

( ) system

( ) cancel

( ) Email

Example


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QUIZ 4 - Write in Katakana

Write the following words in Katakana

suicchi ( ) glass

gurasu ( ) switch

foku ( ) walkman

wokuman ( ) password

eakon ( ) TV set

hi t

a ( ) air conditioner

fairu ( ) fork

pasuwado ( ) carpet

kapetto ( ) heater

orenji jusu ( ) white shirts

terebi ( ) sofa

seta ( ) file

nekutai ( ) trousers

zubon ( ) necktie

sofa ( ) sweater

waishatsu ( ) orange juice

Example


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QUIZ 5 - Write in Hiragana and Katakana

Write the following sentences in hiragana and katakana.

(1) Tomu san wa kino takushi de pati ni ikimashita.

(2) Kono dejitaru kamera wa ikura desuka.

(3) Watashi wa igirisujin dewa arimasen.

(4) Kono painappuru wa oishii desu.

(5) Ashita garufurendo to Roppongi no resutoran ni ikimasu.

(6) Kono kompyuta wa nihon no dewa arimasen.

(7) Kore wa konsato no chiketto desu.

(8) Borubo wa suweden no kuruma desu. (VOLVO)

(9) Kentakki furaido chikin wa doko desuka.

(10) Hambaga to furaido poteto to salada o kudasai.

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