Japanese · JLPT Band 1 (N5) · Chapter 2
ありがとうThank you
Hiragana continues. Learn the た, な, は, ま rows, plus the 濁点 (ga, da, ba) and 半濁点 (pa) marks. The 濁点 "voices" a sound. Practise words of thanks and apology. Still no grammar point.
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ありがとう— Thank You
- Yukiどうぞ。Here you are.
- Mikeありがとう!どうも!Thank you! Thanks!
- Yukiいいえ。You're welcome.
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すみません— Excuse Me
- Mikeすみません...ごめんなさい!Excuse me... Sorry!
- Kenいいえ、いいえ。No, no — it's fine.
- Mikeどうも。では。Thanks. Well then.
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- ありがとう
interjectionthank you
- すみません
interjectionexcuse me / sorry
- ごめんなさい
interjectionsorry
- おねがいします
phr.please
- どうぞ
interjectionhere you are / please
- いただきます
phr.(said before eating)
- ごちそうさま
phr.(said after eating)
- では
conjunctionwell then
Kana
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ひらがな: た・な・は・ま ぎょうと だくてん— Hiragana: the た/な/は/ま Rows and 濁点
Four rows. Watch out for ち="chi", つ="tsu", ふ="fu".
- た ち つ て とta chi tsu te toた-row — ち="chi", つ="tsu" are irregular
- な に ぬ ね のna ni nu ne noな-row — regular
- は ひ ふ へ ほha hi fu he hoは-row — ふ="fu" (soft, between f and h)
- ま み む め もma mi mu me moま-row — regular
The 濁点 (゛) voices a consonant. The 半濁点 (゜) attaches only to the は row.
- が ぎ ぐ げ ごga gi gu ge goか + 濁点 — as in ありがとう
- ざ じ ず ぜ ぞza ji zu ze zoさ + 濁点 — じ="ji"
- だ ぢ づ で どda ji zu de doた + 濁点 — as in どうぞ, ど
- ば び ぶ べ ぼba bi bu be boは + 濁点 — as in こんばんは
- ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽpa pi pu pe poは + 半濁点 (the small circle)
Read these words with 濁点:
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