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おちゃ
tea; green tea
あつい おちゃ
Hot tea.
Starter Day 6
ちいさい「ゃ・ゅ・ょ」 Small ya, yu, yo
Write a small ゃ after き and you read them together as one sound: きゃ (kya). Today you learn きゃ through りょ and read words like でんしゃ (train) and しゅくだい (homework).
About 25 minutes · 8 words · grammar · reading · quiz
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Today's words
Today's kana
しゃしん
photo
しゃしん? はい、しゃしん。
A photo? Yes, a photo.
でんしゃ
train
あかい でんしゃ
A red train.
おもちゃ
toy
たかい おもちゃ
An expensive toy.
あかちゃん
baby
あかちゃん、げんき。
The baby is lively.
おきゃくさん
guest; customer
あさ、おきゃくさん。
A guest in the morning.
としょかん
library
よる、としょかん。
The library at night.
しゅくだい
homework
むずかしい しゅくだい
Difficult homework.
Read
かばんの しゃしん The photo in the bag
としょかん。しゅくだい。むずかしい……。The library. Homework. It's difficult...
かばん……あ、しゃしん!My bag... oh, a photo!
あかちゃん。おもちゃ。あかい でんしゃ。A baby. A toy. A red train.
あかちゃん、とても げんき。The baby looks very lively.
あかちゃん……? あ、ぼく!Who is the baby...? Oh, it's me!
Tap a line to see the translation.
Check your understanding
R1しゃしん: あかちゃん。（ ）。あかい でんしゃ。
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 おもちゃ
Line 3 says あかちゃん。おもちゃ。あかい でんしゃ。 (A baby. A toy. A red train.) としょかん is where the person is looking at the photo, not what is in it.
R2あかちゃん……? あ、（ ）!
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 ぼく
The last line says あかちゃん……? あ、ぼく! (Who is the baby...? Oh, it's me!) The baby in the photo was the writer as a baby.
Quiz
1きゃ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 kya
きゃ with a small ゃ is one sound: kya. kiya would be きや with a full-size や. kyu is きゅ, and kyo is きょ.
2sho
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 しょ
sho is しょ, with a small ょ. しよ is shiyo, しゅ is shu, and ちょ is cho.
3ちゅ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 chu
ちゅ is read chu. cho is ちょ, shu is しゅ, and chiyu would be ちゆ with a full-size ゆ.
4にゅ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 nyu
にゅ is read nyu. nyo is にょ, niyu is にゆ, and myu is みゅ.
5でんしゃ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 densha
で is de, ん is n, and しゃ is sha, so でんしゃ is read densha (train). The ゃ is small, so it is not shiya. しょ is sho, and て is te.
6ocha
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 おちゃ
o is お and cha is ちゃ, so ocha is おちゃ (tea). With a full-size や, おちや would be read ochiya. しゃ is sha, and ちょ is cho.
7むずかしい（ ）
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 しゅくだい
むずかしい (difficult) goes with しゅくだい (homework): difficult homework. We do not normally call tea, a baby or a train むずかしい.
8あつい（ ）
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 おちゃ
あつい おちゃ means hot tea. ぼく (I), えんぴつ (pencil) and しゅくだい (homework) do not go with あつい (hot).
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