HIRAGANA (Japanese phonetic alphabet 1)

[hatsunemikucompany9]

you should learn hiragana first.then katakana,finally kanji.am i right?

[MsMac250]

whre is da ji zu de do

[MsMac250]

hey fuckers where is ga gi gu ge go u forget

[spartan2558]

lol i'm trying so hard to understand japanese but it's very hard when you only know english and spanish. . but i won't give up

[Wolfyxxx91]

@spartan2558 hhaha, same here :3

[WithxMyxUnseeingxEye]

Since I'm chinese, I get a slight advantage since I already know all the kanji...and I've already memorised the Hiragana and Katakana. However, learning to form sentences is verrrry difficult indeed. Everyone must understand though, that there IS A DISADVANTAGE in being Chinese. Mostly all the Kanji in Chinese is pronounced completely differently than Japanese, which is why it is so easy to get the sounds mixed up. Your brain automatically pops up with the Chinese pronounciation of the character

[TecBrothers]

@WithxMyxUnseeingxEye lol my friend is chinese too and she is forcing me to teach her japanese (i already know it). She is going to have the same problems ^-^

[ambiee98]

How do yhu say abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz in japanese

[EmmieDragon]

i wonder how you would spell Emily in this language.....

[benglishtea]

@EmmieDragon It would be エミリー which is pronounced "Emirī," or "Em-ee-ree," basically. It isn't really an "r" sound as much as a soft "L."

[EmmieDragon]

i feel stupid =.= i feel as if i was in kindergarten HELP! 

[xxIVIooIVIoofarmzxx]

im trynna figure out how the hell to write " i am" in japanese but english wrightin like how it sounds how to spell it that way without all the fancy lines :s

[benglishtea]

@xxIVIooIVIoofarmzxx If you want to say "I am" in Japanese, you wouldn't spell out the English words, you would use the Japanese words. Not all sounds in English can be made in Japanese -- actually, there are many sounds in English that can't be made/spelled in Japanese (which is one of the reasons why you'll see katakana words made specifically for new or foreign terms). If I wanted to say "I am Brandon," I could just say "Brandon desu," which basically means "Brandon I am." "Desu" (です).

[StormRiderZX]

So if i learn pronunciation what about the writing. i cant remember the symbols I mean. Is it like learning how to write abc's I just keep writing them on a piece of paper like when i was a kid.

[CrazyLassi]

@StormRiderZX To learn writing you have to write a lot. Try to get a Japanese textbook and copy words in hiragana first, say them aloud while you're writing, then do the same with katakana. It is hard to remember them separately but easy if you write them in a word.

[marshmallow054]

i dont get the difference between hiragana, katakana, and kenji..

which one do there write the most in??? which one is easier??

[CrazyLassi]

@marshmallow054 The difference is very easy. Japanese uses three alphabets: hiragana, katakana and kanji. All are necessary to learn in order to be literate in Japanese. For beginners and young children it is advised to learn hiragana (ひらがな）which is a phonetic alphabet and children's books are actually written in hiragana. The second easiest alphabet is katakana (カタカナ) which is used to write foreign names only. Kanji （漢字）or Chinese characters are the hardest to learn.

[dreamyfishXD]

Sorry, I just wanna know is a word make up of several alphabets together, like english?

[CrazyLassi]

@dreamyfishXD A Japanese word can be made up using kanji or hiragana, only kanji and only hiragana or katakana, if that's what you mean. Anyway hiragana and katakana 'alphabets' are actually syllabaries which means that one Japanese 'letter' would equal one English syllable (like in hi-ra-ga-na would be written using 4 letters ひ-ら-が-な). If only that was what you meant in your question.

[MsAnimelover4life]

this is really good!! all i want to do is just to speak Japanese

[CrazyLassi]

@MsAnimelover4life Thanks and that's a great wish!

[MsAnimelover4life]

@CrazyLassi thanks you sound awesome in this!!!

[CrazyLassi]

@MsAnimelover4life Thanks, I really tried to copy a native speaker!

[MsAnimelover4life]

@CrazyLassi why do that you sound really awesome!! XD

[handsomedude1]

The pronunciation is spot on. well done.

if you are learning Japanese, then learn hiragana first.

[meganeatszombies]

ありがと！！

[alikamilsmile]

Arigato this helped me alot. ^-^

[CrazyLassi]

@corenaheartsyou Katakana is used only for foreign words, so Hiragana, I guess is used more.

[Aderain005]

I thought the figure of 2:21 was: ju?

[CrazyLassi]

@Aderain005 This one is definitely "fu" (ふ).

"Ju" would be written as じゅ (ju) or　じゅう (juu).

[AwsomeBestFriends]

is hiragana n kanji the same righting

n if not wat do kind of writing do they hve most on manga??

plz help

[CrazyLassi]

@AwsomeBestFriends No, unfortunately hiragana (like katakana) is Japanese phonetic alphabet (you pronounce as it's written) and kanji are Chinese characters that can be a little tricky to learn. I think they use both in manga, although they write small hiragana on top of kanji (called furigana) to help you read them. I hope I didn't make it more confusing :)

[KoriSenbay]

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[rynoI420I]

awsome

[brendonxautumn]

thanks a bunch! you rock!

I LOVE JAPANESE!!!!

[zebra099many]

~gasps~

ME 2!

I am OBSESSED about japan!!!

[sarabinxx]

hey ty

[CrazyLassi]

Thank you so much!

[CrazyLassi]

Glad it helps!

[AmazonWomanShampoo]

Thanks for uploading it~ =D

[AmazonWomanShampoo]

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[CrazyLassi]

I'm happy!