Introduction
This is documentation of my progress in learning Japanese, I will post updates on this same post. I tried to learn Japanese before but stoped because LIFE.
Journey
Date format is dd-MM-yyyy
25-05-2024
In this day I learned new Hiragana sounds, I used this game1 to make it fun and motivative to learn hiragana.
| sound | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| a | あ |
| i | い |
| u | う |
| e | え |
| o | お |
26-05-2024
In this day I continued playing the hiragana game, I learned new Hiragana sounds, and that a dakuten marker ゛ will produce new sounds.
| sound | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ka | か |
| ki | き |
| ku | く |
| ke | け |
| ko | こ |
and with dakuten they become
| sound | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ga | が |
| gi | ぎ |
| gu | ぐ |
| ge | げ |
| go | ご |
28-05-2024
In this day I continued playing the hiragana game, I practiced the old hiragana learned by fighting monsters in game, also I learned 10 new vocabularies and their romanji, because I don’t know all the sounds, some hiragana are written in romanji also.
| Romanji | Hiragana | English |
|---|---|---|
| hai | ha-い | yes |
| iie | いいえ | no |
| watashi | wa-ta-shi | I |
| anata | あ-na-ta | you |
| pen this should be in katana but I don't know katakana yet | pe-n | pen |
| enpitsu | え-n-pi-tsu | pencil |
| tsukue | tsu-くえ | desk |
| isu | い-su | chair |
| hon | ho-n | book |
| noto | no-to | notebook |
30-05-2024
In this day I continued playing the hiragana game, I learned new Hiragana sounds
| sound | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| sa | さ |
| si | し |
| su | す |
| se | せ |
| so | そ |
and with dakuten they become
| sound | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| za | ざ |
| ji | じ |
| zu | ず |
| ze | ぜ |
| zo | ぞ |
also I practiced on new words by reading them in their hiragana form
| Hiragana | pronounciation | romanji | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| すし | su-shi | sushi | |
| せん sound n せい | se-n-se-i | sensei | master or teacher |
| から sound ra おけ | ka-ra-o-ke | karaoke |
01-06-2024
In this day I continued playing the hiragana game, I learned new stuff.
Greetings
| Romanji | English | When to say? |
|---|---|---|
| Ohayou | Good Morning | Morning |
| Konnichiwa | Good Day | Noon |
| Konbanwa | Good Evening | Evening |
| Sayonara | Good Bye |
Cuisine
| Romanji | English | When to say? | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itadakimasu | let’s eat or thanks for the meal | Before eating | u is silent |
| Romanji | picture | description |
|---|---|---|
| Takoyaki |  | Diced octopus cooked in butter |
| Soba |  | Noodle dish served cold |
| Sashini |  | Raw sliced fish |
Drinks
| Romanji | English | When to say? |
|---|---|---|
| Kanpai | Cheers | say it before drinking alchohol |
| Ramune | A sweet and furry drink like lemonade | |
| Matcha | Popular style of green tea | |
| Kouhii | Coffee | Japanese prounanciation for coffee |
Age
| Romanji | English |
|---|---|
| Nan sai desu ka | How old are you? |
| sai | age |
| desu ka | means it’s question |
Q: Nan sai desu ka
A: 21 sai desu
17-06-2024
In this day I continued playing the hiragana game, I practiced old hiragana, and I learned new Hiragana sounds
| sound | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ta | た |
| chi | ち |
| tsu | つ |
| te | て |
| to | と |
and with dakuten they become
| sound | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| da | だ |
| dji | ぢ |
| dzu | づ |
| de | で |
| do | ど |
