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アイス
あいす
ice cream
おいしい アイス
Delicious ice cream.
Starter Day 9
カタカナ① ア〜ソ Katakana 1: a to so
Learn katakana from ア to ソ and the long-sound mark ー. You will be able to read words from other languages, such as アイス (ice cream) and ケーキ (cake).
About 25 minutes · 8 words · grammar · reading · quiz
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Today's words
Today's kana
ケーキ
けーき
cake
しろい ケーキ
A white cake.
ココア
ここあ
cocoa (hot chocolate)
あつい ココア
Hot cocoa.
キウイ
きうい
kiwi fruit
ちょっと すっぱい キウイ
A slightly sour kiwi.
スキー
すきー
skiing
ゆき。スキー!
Snow. Skiing!
ソース
そーす
sauce
くろい ソース
Dark sauce.
サーカス
さーかす
circus
たのしい サーカス
A fun circus.
シーソー
しーそー
seesaw
あかい シーソー
A red seesaw.
Read
さむい ひの アイス Ice cream on a cold day
ゆき。スキー!Snow. Skiing!
とても さむい。It's very cold.
あつい ココア。おいしい!Hot cocoa. Delicious!
キウイ ケーキ。おいしい!Kiwi cake. Delicious!
アイス? ……はい!Ice cream? ...Yes, please!
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Check your understanding
R1ゆき。（ ）!
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 スキー
Line 1 says ゆき。スキー! (Snow. Skiing!)
R2あつい（ ）。おいしい!
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 ココア
Line 3 says あつい ココア。おいしい! (Hot cocoa. Delicious!) Ice cream comes at the end, but it is not described as hot.
Quiz
1ア
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 a
ア has the same sound as hiragana あ: a. o is オ and ku is ク.
2shi
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 シ
shi is シ. It looks like ソ (so), but シ has two dots and its long stroke goes up from the bottom. ス is su and セ is se.
3ソ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 so
ソ is read so. It has one dot, and its long stroke goes down from the top. Be careful not to confuse it with シ (shi).
4ケーキ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 kēki
The katakana mark ー makes the sound before it long. ケー is kē and キ is ki, so it is kēki (cake).
5kokoa
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 ココア
ko is コ, ko is コ, and a is ア, so kokoa is ココア (cocoa). カ is ka and オ is o.
6サーカス
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 sākasu
サー is sā, カ is ka, and ス is su, so it is sākasu (circus). The long mark ー comes right after サ.
7あいす
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 アイス
Hiragana あいす written in katakana is アイス (ice cream). ソ is so, シ is shi, and オ is o.
8あつい （ ）
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 ココア
Something hot to drink is ココア: あつい ココア means "hot cocoa." スキー, シーソー and サーカス are not drinks, so they do not go with あつい here.
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