Japanese In Context

Unit 1-1 Activities

1) Read out loud each sound from right to left, top to bottom such as “a,i,u,e,o...ka,ki,ku,ke,ko.”
Listen to the recording and compare your pronunciation to the native speaker's.

Basic Sounds
n w r y m h n t s k

a a
nasal wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka
sound
ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i i

ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u u

re me he ne te se ke e e

　 ro yo mo ho no to so ko o o
o,wo

2)Read the following words out loud, trying your best to follow the pronunciation rules outlined
in the lecture. Listen to the recording and compare your pronunciation.

「ari (ant), inu (dog), ume (plumb), eki (station), otona (adult)
　obasan (aunt), obaasan (grandmother)
　kitte (stamp), kippu (ticket), kaki (oyster), kaki (persimmon), kanpai (cheers!)」