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くるま
car
あかい くるま
A red car.
Starter Day 3
ひらがな③ ま〜ん Hiragana 3: ma to n
Learn ま through ん and complete the 46 basic hiragana. You will be able to read short phrases such as とても さむい (very cold).
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Today's words
Today's kana
みかん
mandarin orange
たかい みかん
An expensive mandarin orange.
あめ
rain
あさ、あめ。よる、ゆき。
Rain in the morning. Snow at night.
ゆき
snow
しろい ゆき
White snow.
よる
night
さむい よる
A cold night.
しろい
white
しろい ねこ
A white cat.
さむい
cold (weather)
さむい あさ
A cold morning.
とても
very
とても あつい
Very hot.
Read
あかい くるま、しろい くるま A red car, a white car
さむい よる。あめ。A cold night. Rain.
あめ? あ、ゆき!Rain? Oh, it's snow!
いえ。あかい くるま。A house. A red car.
あさ。しろい ゆき。とても さむい。Morning. White snow. It's very cold.
あかい くるま?The red car?
あ、しろい くるま!Oh! A white car!
Tap a line to see the translation.
Check your understanding
R1あさ。「あ、（ ） くるま!」
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 しろい
The last line says あ、しろい くるま! (Oh! A white car!) Snow fell during the night, so the red car turned white.
R2よる。あめ? ……（ ）!
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 ゆき
Line 2 says あめ? あ、ゆき! (Rain? Oh, it's snow!) It was not rain but snow.
Quiz
1む
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 mu
む is read mu. nu is ぬ, su is す, and me is め.
2ru
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 る
ru is る, which ends with a small loop. ろ is ro, ら is ra, and わ is wa.
3め
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 me
め is read me. It looks like ぬ (nu), but め has no loop at the end.
4wa
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 わ
wa is わ. ね is ne, れ is re, and ぬ is nu. They look alike, so check how each one ends.
5みかん
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 mikan
み is mi, か is ka, and ん is n, so みかん is read mikan (mandarin orange).
6kuruma
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 くるま
ku is く, ru is る, and ma is ま, so kuruma is くるま (car). ろ is ro, も is mo, and ら is ra.
7samui
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 さむい
sa is さ, mu is む, and i is い, so samui is さむい (cold). ぬ is nu, き is ki, and り is ri.
8（ ） さむい よる
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 とても
とても (very) goes before さむい to say how cold it is: "a very cold night." みかん, くるま and はな are nouns and cannot be placed here.
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