Hiragana Page 53 わ wa

Hiragana

HOW TO WRITE IT

ROMAJI - wa
SOUND - [as in WAsh]

MEMORY: It is a WAshing machine

EXAMPLES: How do you say them?

- This means 'river'

- This means 'garden'

- This means 'cute'

Hiragana Page 54 ん n

This is the only Hiragana that doesn't have a vowel sound

HOW TO WRITE IT

ROMAJI - n
SOUND - [as in N]

MEMORY: It looks like a cursive "n"

EXAMPLES: How do you say them?

- This means 'gold'

- This means 'three'

- This means 'yes' - more informal than hai

You can't start a word with N

This one is only used as a particle meaning Direct Object and is pronounced 'OH'

HOW TO WRITE IT

ROMAJI - wo or o
SOUND - [as in OH]

MEMORY:looks like a guy jumping over someone's attack (the arc is a blade sweeping by). So "OH! The ninja's katana nearly hit him!"

EXAMPLES: How do you say them?

- This means 'to read a book' - Book (

) is the direct object

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