a-i-u-e-o
ka-ki-ku-ke-ko
sa-shi-su-se-so
じゃあ、はじめましょう！
Jaa, hajimemashou!
[Well, let's begin!]
a-i-u-e-o
a: pronounced "ah" as in "father"
i: pronounced "ee" as in "screech"
u: pronounced "oo" as in "proof"
e: pronounced "eh" as in "exercise"
o: pronounced "oh" as in "cold"
In hiragana, this line reads:
a: あ
i: い
u: う
e: え
o: お
Some words that use these letters:
a:
あし
ashi
[leg]
i:
いけ
ike
[pond]
u:
うま
uma
[horse]
e:
えき
eki
[station]
o:
おと
oto
[sound]
ka-ki-ku-ke-ko
ka: pronounced "ka" as in "karate"
ki: pronounced "kee" as in "key"
ku: pronounced "koo" as in "cuckoo"
ke: pronounced "keh" as in "cave"
ko: pronounced "koh" as in "cough"
In hiragana, this line reads:
ka: か
ki: き
ku: く
ke: け
ko: こ
Some words that use these letters:
ka:
おかし
okashi
[sweets]
ki:
き
ki
[tree]
ku:
くさ
kusa
[grass]
ke:
けん
ken
[ticket]
ko:
こな
kona
[powder]
sa-shi-su-se-so
sa: pronounced "sah" as in "sake"
shi: pronounced "shee" as in "sheep" (note: do not over prounounce the "sh" sound)
su: pronounced "soo" as in "soup"
se: pronounced "seh" as in "sexy"
so: pronounced "soh" as in the british pronounciation of "sock"
In hiragana, this line reads:
sa: さ
shi: し
su: す
se: せ
so: そ
Some words that use these letters:
sa:
さけ
sake
[sake, rice wine]
shi:
しお
shio
[salt]
su:
すな
suna
[sand]
se:
せんざい
senzai
[detergent]
so:
そら
sora
[sky]
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