Welcome to Gaia! ::

日本 Learn Japanese! 日本

Back to Guilds

This is where you can learn and build your skills on the Japanese language! 

Tags: japan, language, hiragana, learn, anime 

Reply Japanese language
Hiragana

Quick Reply

Enter both words below, separated by a space:

Can't read the text? Click here

Submit

Rizzi Chan
Captain

Sparkly Lover

6,050 Points
  • Mark Twain 100
  • Conversationalist 100
  • Member 100
PostPosted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 2:00 pm


Welcome Here you can learn Hiragana!  
PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:05 pm


User Image
Quick chart I typed up. (´・ω・`) This thread seemed empty compared to the katakana one, so yeah.

Edit: s**t, typo... みゅ should be 'myu' for the romaji. Oops (^▽^;)

pay me in tea

Shy Dabbler


Rizzi Chan
Captain

Sparkly Lover

6,050 Points
  • Mark Twain 100
  • Conversationalist 100
  • Member 100
PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:52 am


sok ^^
PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:34 pm


This is the part where i get confused,
I'm currently a spanish student as well and since we use the same alphabetical format, it makes it easier to follow along.

This is a completely different style, and it confuses me on how i am to learn it >.<

ii Sydd

8,550 Points
  • Tooth Fairy 100
  • V-Day 2011 Event 100
  • Friendly 100

pay me in tea

Shy Dabbler

PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:59 pm


ii Sydd
This is the part where i get confused,
I'm currently a spanish student as well and since we use the same alphabetical format, it makes it easier to follow along.

This is a completely different style, and it confuses me on how i am to learn it >.<
How is it confusing?

If it helps to study them, you could make up things about the character to relate it to the romanised equivalent.
For example:
な na -> nun praying at a cross. Still has the 'na' sound you need too.
ひ hi -> a smile/someone going 'hehe'.

Oooor, did I get the wrong idea about your confusion?
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:47 am


can you say each symbol?? say the first collum over and over and hopefully it will stick
ii Sydd
This is the part where i get confused,
I'm currently a spanish student as well and since we use the same alphabetical format, it makes it easier to follow along.

This is a completely different style, and it confuses me on how i am to learn it >.<

Rizzi Chan
Captain

Sparkly Lover

6,050 Points
  • Mark Twain 100
  • Conversationalist 100
  • Member 100

ii Sydd

8,550 Points
  • Tooth Fairy 100
  • V-Day 2011 Event 100
  • Friendly 100
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:54 am


Jade-Maree
ii Sydd
This is the part where i get confused,
I'm currently a spanish student as well and since we use the same alphabetical format, it makes it easier to follow along.

This is a completely different style, and it confuses me on how i am to learn it >.<
How is it confusing?

If it helps to study them, you could make up things about the character to relate it to the romanised equivalent.
For example:
な na -> nun praying at a cross. Still has the 'na' sound you need too.
ひ hi -> a smile/someone going 'hehe'.

Oooor, did I get the wrong idea about your confusion?


Well, i know nothing at all about the language, other than a few words i've picked up from watching english dubbed anime from way back when, and the order/sound of the vowels.
i would love to take up a class on it, but there is nowhere to go where i live >.<

But for studying, would you suggest me writing out this list?
And i dont understand how its categorized, like how the english language goes ABC, i dont know where to start here >.<
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:03 am


Rizzi Chan
can you say each symbol?? say the first collum over and over and hopefully it will stick
ii Sydd
This is the part where i get confused,
I'm currently a spanish student as well and since we use the same alphabetical format, it makes it easier to follow along.

This is a completely different style, and it confuses me on how i am to learn it >.<


Wait, i think i might have just picked something up, but correct me if im wrong.

if i take the sounds that the letters make, and add them together by looking at the hiragana, would it create a word?

Ex.
かくら
would that translate into hiragana as Sakura?


Sorry if thats a really dumb question xD

ii Sydd

8,550 Points
  • Tooth Fairy 100
  • V-Day 2011 Event 100
  • Friendly 100

pay me in tea

Shy Dabbler

PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:07 pm


ii Sydd
Rizzi Chan
can you say each symbol?? say the first collum over and over and hopefully it will stick
ii Sydd
This is the part where i get confused,
I'm currently a spanish student as well and since we use the same alphabetical format, it makes it easier to follow along.

This is a completely different style, and it confuses me on how i am to learn it >.<


Wait, i think i might have just picked something up, but correct me if im wrong.

if i take the sounds that the letters make, and add them together by looking at the hiragana, would it create a word?

Ex.
かくら
would that translate into hiragana as Sakura?


Sorry if thats a really dumb question xD


くら
Would be hiragana 'Sakura'.
But yeah, you use the hiragana to create words. りんご → ringo → apple.

Writing it all out could work. I used to write out hiragana continuously until I remembered it. Same with katakana, though reading them a lot helped me pick them up too.
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:59 pm


ii Sydd


To help you learn each character, you can make yourself a worksheet and try repeatedly writing it out over and over again until you memorize it. It's like the english alphabet where you use each letter to make up a word, think of hiragana like that. It's basically using a consonant and a vowel to make up a character.

iGoRawrX

9,400 Points
  • Peoplewatcher 100
  • Tooth Fairy 100
  • Generous 100

ii Sydd

8,550 Points
  • Tooth Fairy 100
  • V-Day 2011 Event 100
  • Friendly 100
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:35 pm


Jade-Maree
ii Sydd
Rizzi Chan
can you say each symbol?? say the first collum over and over and hopefully it will stick
ii Sydd
This is the part where i get confused,
I'm currently a spanish student as well and since we use the same alphabetical format, it makes it easier to follow along.

This is a completely different style, and it confuses me on how i am to learn it >.<


Wait, i think i might have just picked something up, but correct me if im wrong.

if i take the sounds that the letters make, and add them together by looking at the hiragana, would it create a word?

Ex.
かくら
would that translate into hiragana as Sakura?


Sorry if thats a really dumb question xD


くら
Would be hiragana 'Sakura'.
But yeah, you use the hiragana to create words. りんご → ringo → apple.

Writing it all out could work. I used to write out hiragana continuously until I remembered it. Same with katakana, though reading them a lot helped me pick them up too.


it makes so much more sense now!
Thanks :3
PostPosted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:50 pm


iGoRawrX
ii Sydd


To help you learn each character, you can make yourself a worksheet and try repeatedly writing it out over and over again until you memorize it. It's like the english alphabet where you use each letter to make up a word, think of hiragana like that. It's basically using a consonant and a vowel to make up a character.


Thanks for the help!

ii Sydd

8,550 Points
  • Tooth Fairy 100
  • V-Day 2011 Event 100
  • Friendly 100

Yuki Akina

PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:28 pm


I find it helpful to make flash cards with keywords in both romaji and hiragana/katakana on the front and the word in english on the back. That's how I learned my colors, numbers and some fruit. sweatdrop My Oneechan seems find them helpful as well.
PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:06 pm


I have pretty much learnt to read Hiragana and Katakana, using this website http://www.realkana.com/ I highly recommend, it helps heaps and you can learnt to read them pretty fast as long as u practice often.

Daeuil

5,100 Points
  • Beta Contributor 0
  • Beta Forum Regular 0
  • Beta Critic 0
Reply
Japanese language

 
Manage Your Items
Other Stuff
Get GCash
Offers
Get Items
More Items
Where Everyone Hangs Out
Other Community Areas
Virtual Spaces
Fun Stuff
Gaia's Games
Mini-Games
Play with GCash
Play with Platinum