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N5Lesson 9 of 437 min

Reading practice

Put the whole script together on real words and your first full sentences.

Everything below uses only what the previous lessons covered. Read each one aloud before you check the meaning. The goal is to decode without translating first.

Everyday words

ともだち
तोमोदाचिfriend
がっこう
गाक्कोउschool
せんせい
सेन्सेइteacher
たべもの
ताबेमोनोfood
でんしゃ
देन्शाtrain
しゅくだい
शुकुदाइhomework
きょう
क्योउtoday
あした
अशिताtomorrow

Mixed script

Real Japanese mixes all three scripts in one sentence. Here the katakana words are borrowed, the hiragana carries the grammar.

  • コーヒーをのみます कोːहीː ओ नोमिमासुI drink coffee
  • インドからきました इन्दो कारा किमाशिताI came from India
  • アニメがすきです अनिमे गा सुकि देसI like anime