いぬ
dog
あ、いぬ!
Oh, a dog!
Starter Day 2
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
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.
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.
R1なに? ねこ? いぬ? ……( )!
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: 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.
1ち
Answer: 2 chi
ち is read chi. It looks similar to さ (sa), so be careful not to mix them up.
2tsu
Answer: 3 つ
tsu is つ. し is shi, く is ku, and て is te.
3ぬ
Answer: 1 nu
ぬ is read nu. ね is ne, の is no, and な is na.
4ha
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: 2 neko
ね is ne and こ is ko, so ねこ is read neko (cat).
6chikatetsu
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: 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: 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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