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あさ
morning
いい あさ。
A nice morning.
Starter Day 1
ひらがな① あ〜そ Hiragana 1: a to so
Learn to read the first 15 hiragana, from あ to そ. Then pick up 8 words you can already read with just these letters.
About 25 minutes · 8 words · grammar · reading · quiz
- Words
- Read
- Quiz
- Done
Today's words
Today's kana
いえ
house
あおい いえ
A blue house.
かお
face
あかい かお
A red face.
えき
station
あかい えき
A red station.
すし
sushi
すし、すこし。
Sushi, just a little.
すこし
a little
すこし あかい
A little red.
あかい
red
あかい いえ
A red house.
あおい
blue
あおい かお
A pale face. (Literally, a blue face.)
Read
あかい すし、あおい すし Red sushi, blue sushi
あさ。あおい いえ。Morning. A blue house.
えき。あかい えき。A station. A red station.
すし。あかい すし。Sushi. Red sushi.
あおい すし?Blue sushi?
かお。すこし あおい かお。A face. A slightly pale face. (Literally, a little blue.)
Tap a line to see the translation.
Check your understanding
R1えき。あかい （ ）。
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 えき
Line 2 says あかい えき (a red station). The house is あおい (blue) and the face is すこし あおい (a little blue). No color is given for あさ (morning).
R2すこし あおい （ ）
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 かお
The last line says すこし あおい かお (a slightly pale face). The face turned a little pale at the sight of blue sushi.
Quiz
1か
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 ka
か is read ka. ki is き, ko is こ, and ke is け.
2shi
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 し
shi is し. さ is sa, す is su, and そ is so.
3お
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 o
お is read o. It looks similar to あ (a), so be careful not to mix them up.
4ke
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 け
ke is け. こ is ko, い is i, and せ is se.
5すし
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 sushi
す is su and し is shi, so すし is read sushi.
6eki
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 えき
eki is えき (station). いえ is ie, あき is aki, and えさ is esa.
7あおい
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 aoi
あ is a, お is o, and い is i, so あおい is read aoi (blue). akai is あかい (red).
8sukoshi
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 すこし
su is す, ko is こ, and shi is し, so sukoshi is すこし (a little). すし is sushi, そこし is sokoshi, and すくし is sukushi.
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