Starter Day 2

ひらがな② た〜ほ Hiragana 2: ta to ho

Learn 15 more hiragana, from た to ほ. You will also read your first tiny exchange using なに? (What?) and はい (Yes).

About 25 minutes · 8 words · grammar · reading · quiz

Today's words

Today's kana

いぬ

 

dog

あ、いぬ!

Oh, a dog!

ねこ

 

cat

ねこ? いぬ?

A cat? Or a dog?

はな

 

flower

あかい はな

A red flower.

ちかてつ

 

subway

あつい ちかてつ

A hot subway.

なに

 

what

なに? ねこ?

What is it? A cat?

はい

 

yes

いぬ? はい、いぬ。

A dog? Yes, a dog.

たかい

 

expensive; high

たかい すし

Expensive sushi.

あつい

 

hot

あつい あさ

A hot morning.

Read

あ、なに? Oh, what's that?

たなかあつい あさ。What a hot morning.

さとうはい。ちかてつ、あつい。Yes. The subway is hot.

たなかあ、なに?Oh, what's that?

さとうねこ?A cat?

たなかいぬ?A dog?

さとうあ、はな。あかい はな。Oh, it's a flower. A red flower.

Tap a line to see the translation.

Check your understanding

R1なに? ねこ? いぬ? ……(  )!

Answer and explanation

Answer: 2 はな

At the end Sato says あ、はな。あかい はな。 (Oh, it's a flower. A red flower.) It was neither a cat nor a dog but a flower.

R2ちかてつ、(  )。

Answer and explanation

Answer: 1 あつい

Sato says ちかてつ、あつい。 (The subway is hot.) The thing that is あかい (red) is the flower.

Quiz

1ち

Answer and explanation

Answer: 2 chi

ち is read chi. It looks similar to さ (sa), so be careful not to mix them up.

2tsu

Answer and explanation

Answer: 3 つ

tsu is つ. し is shi, く is ku, and て is te.

3ぬ

Answer and explanation

Answer: 1 nu

ぬ is read nu. ね is ne, の is no, and な is na.

4ha

Answer and explanation

Answer: 4 は

ha is は. ほ is ho, け is ke, and に is ni. They look alike, so check the shapes carefully.

5ねこ

Answer and explanation

Answer: 2 neko

ね is ne and こ is ko, so ねこ is read neko (cat).

6chikatetsu

Answer and explanation

Answer: 1 ちかてつ

chi is ち, ka is か, te is て, and tsu is つ, so chikatetsu is ちかてつ (subway).

7あつい

Answer and explanation

Answer: 4 atsui

あ is a, つ is tsu, and い is i, so あつい is read atsui (hot).

8A「いぬ?」 B「(  )、いぬ。」

Answer and explanation

Answer: 3 はい

はい means yes, so はい、いぬ means "Yes, it's a dog." なに means what, and はな (flower) and ねこ (cat) are nouns that do not fit here.

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