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US Helplines:

Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696

Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433

LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255

Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743

Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438

Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673

Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272

Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000

Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253

Child Abuse: 1-800-422-4453

UK Helplines:

Samaritans (for any problem): 08457909090 e-mail [email protected]

Childline (for anyone under 18 with any problem): 08001111

Mind infoline (mental health information): 0300 123 3393 e-mail: [email protected]

Mind legal advice (for people who need mental-health related legal advice): 0300 466 6463 [email protected]

b-eat eating disorder support: 0845 634 14 14 (only open Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Saturday 1pm-4.30pm) e-mail: [email protected]

b-eat youthline (for under 25’s with eating disorders): 08456347650 (open Mon-Fri 4.30pm - 8.30pm, Saturday 1pm-4.30pm)

Cruse Bereavement Care: 08444779400 e-mail: [email protected]

Frank (information and advice on drugs): 0800776600

Drinkline: 0800 9178282

Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 802 9999 1(open 2 - 2.30pm 7 - 9.30pm) e-mail [email protected]

Rape Crisis Scotland: 08088 01 03 02 every day, 6pm to midnight

India Self Harm Hotline: 00 08001006614

India Suicide Helpline: 022-27546669

Kids Help Phone (Canada): 1-800-668-6868

FREE 24/7 suicide hotlines:

Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430

Australia: 13-11-14

Austria: 01-713-3374

Barbados: 429-9999

Belgium: 106

Botswana: 391-1270

Brazil: 21-233-9191

China: 852-2382-0000

(Hong Kong: 2389-2222)

Costa Rica: 606-253-5439

Croatia: 01-4833-888

Cyprus: 357-77-77-72-67

Czech Republic: 222-580-697, 476-701-908

Denmark: 70-201-201

Egypt: 762-1602

Estonia: 6-558-088

Finland: 040-5032199

France: 01-45-39-4000

Germany: 0800-181-0721

Greece: 1018

Guatemala: 502-234-1239

Holland: 0900-0767

Honduras: 504-237-3623

Hungary: 06-80-820-111

Iceland: 44-0-8457-90-90-90

Israel: 09-8892333

Italy: 06-705-4444

Japan: 3-5286-9090

Latvia: 6722-2922, 2772-2292

Malaysia: 03-756-8144

(Singapore: 1-800-221-4444)

Mexico: 525-510-2550

Netherlands: 0900-0767

New Zealand: 4-473-9739

New Guinea: 675-326-0011

Nicaragua: 505-268-6171

Norway: 47-815-33-300

Philippines: 02-896-9191

Poland: 52-70-000

Portugal: 239-72-10-10

Russia: 8-20-222-82-10

Spain: 91-459-00-50

South Africa: 0861-322-322

South Korea: 2-715-8600

Sweden: 031-711-2400

Switzerland: 143

Taiwan: 0800-788-995

Thailand: 02-249-9977

Trinidad and Tobago: 868-645-2800

Ukraine: 0487-327715

Verbs

be - om te wees (present: is, past: was)

there is - x (present: daar is, past: daar was)

have - om te hê, gehad (present: het)

do - om te doen, gedoen

create (aka “make”) - om te maak, gemaak / om te skep, geskep

cause (aka “make”) - om te maak, gemaak / om te veroorsaak, veroorsaak

go - om te gaan, gegaan

say - om te sê, gesê

speak - om te praat, gepraat

know - om te weet, geweet (facts) / om te ken, geken (people)

think - om te dink, gedink

want - om te wil, gewil (past: wou)

like - om te hou van, gehou van

can - om te kan (past: kon)

need - om te moet (past: moes)

should - sou

try - om te probeer, geprobeer

feel - om te voel, gevoel

work (also as a noun) - om te werk, gewerk / die werk, werke

learn - om te leer, geleer

get (meaning “obtain”) - om te kry, gekry

use - om te gebruik, gebruik

start - om te begin, begin

eat - om te eet, geëet

see - om te sien, gesien

write - om te skryf, geskryf

give - om te gee, gegee

sleep - om te slaap, geslaap

Phrases

hello - hallo / goeie dag (formal) / haai (informal)

goodbye - totsiens

“Nice to meet you.” - Lekker om jou te ontmoet. (informal) / Bly te kenne. (formal) / Aangename kennis. (formal)

yes - ja

no - nee

okay - oukei

please - asseblief

thank you - dankie

you’re welcome - dis ‘n plesier

sorry - jammer

excuse me (to catch someone’s attention) - verskoon my

well (as in “Well, I think that…”) - wel

Conjunctions

that (as in “I think that…” or “the woman that…”) - dat

and - en

or - of

but - maar

though - hoewel

because - omdat

therefore - dus

if - as

Prepositions

before (also as a conjunction) - voor after (also as a conjunction) - na

of - van

from - uit / van to - na

in - in

at (place) - by

at (time) - by

with - met

about - oor

like (meaning “similar to”) - soos

for (warning, this one has several meanings that you need to take care of) - vir

Adjectives and adverbs

a lot - ‘n baie a little - ‘n bietjie

good / well - goed, goeie, comparative: beter, superlative: beste bad / badly - sleg, slegte

more (know how to say “more … than”) - meer (…as) / comparative form

most - mees / superlative form

enough - genoeg, genoeg

even - selfs

Adjectives

the, a (technically articles) - die - ‘n

this (also as a noun) - hierdie / dié that (also as a noun) - daardie / dié

all - al, alle some - sommige, sommige no - geen…nie, geen…nie

other - ander, ander

any - enig, enige

easy - maklik, maklike hard - moeilik, moeilike

early - vroeg, vroeë, comparative: vroeër late - laat, late, comparative: later

important - belangrik, belangrike

cool (as in “that’s cool”) - fantasties, fantastiese

different - verskillend, verskillende

beautiful - pragtig, pragtige

Adverbs

very - baie

too (as in “too much”) - te

also - ook

only - enigste

now - nou

here - hier

maybe - miskien

always - altyd sometimes - soms

today (also as a noun) - vandag yesterday - gister tomorrow - môre

almost - amper

still - nog

quickly - vinnig, vinnige

Nouns

thing - die ding, dinge

person - die persoon, persone

place - die plek, plekke

everything - alles something - iets nothing - niks

time (as in “a long time”) - die tyd, tye

time (as in “I did it 3 times”) - die keer, kere

friend - die vriend, vriende

mother, father, parent - die moeder, moeders - die vader, vaders - die ouer, ouers

daughter, son, child - die dogter, dogters - die seun, seuns - die kind, kinders

wife, husband - die vrou, vroue - die man, mans

girlfriend, boyfriend - die vriendin, vriendinne - die kêrel, kêrels

breakfast - die ontbyt, ontbyte

lunch - die middagete, middagetes

dinner - die aandete, aandetes

money - die geld, geld

day - die dag, dae

year - die jaar, jare

hour - die uur, ure

week - die week, weke

house - die huis, huise

office - die kantoor, kantore

language - die taal, tale

name - die naam, name

word - die woord, woorde

company - die maatskappy, maatskappye

Internet - die Internet, x

Question Words

who - wie

what - wat

where - waar

when - wanneer

why - waarom

how - hoe

how much - hoeveel

Pronouns

I - ek

you - jy

she, he - sy - hy

it - dit

we - ons

you (plural) - julle

they - hulle

Constructing a sentence in Afrikaans is relatively simply since one needn’t worry about cases, conjugations or even gender agreement. All that matters is syntax (or word order).

I’ve attempted to cover quite a lot in this post– briefly. Feel free to send an ask for a more detailed explanation of a specific aspect

► Normal sentences

► most importantly, Afrikaans is a V2 language, which means the verb is always the 2nd element in the sentence. Keep an eye out for this because it’s always true (in main clauses).

► All other elements are pretty flexible. The general word order rule is STOMPI which stands for: Subject – Time – Object – Manner – Place – Infinitives and participles (although sometimes the object can go after the adverb of manner). Together with the V2-rule, that gives you SvTOMPI — you needn’t follow it too rigidly, but it’s a good guideline.

For example, some basic sentences:

My naam is Sam  (My name is Sam)

Ek eet soggens ʼn appel  (I eat an apple in the mornings)

Ek wil môre biblioteek toe gaan  (I want to go to the library tomorrow)

Here is a longer sentence :

Ek skryf elke dag ʼn artikel stilletjies by die werk om te blog   (I write an article quietly at work every day, to post on my blog)

for emphasis, you can start the sentence with almost any of the elements. But remember, no matter what you start with, the verb will be in the 2nd position and everything else follows the pattern :

Ek skryf elke dag ʼn artikel stilletjies by die werk om te blog

Notice in the following sentences that the subject comes after the verb! This is different from English!

Elke dag, skryf ek ʼn artikel stilletjies by die werk om te blog

Stilletjies skryf ek elke dag ʼn artikel by die werk om te blog [*poetic]

By die werk skryf ek elke dag ʼn artikel stilletjies om te blog

Starting with the infinitive adds the nuance of : “In order to …”

Om te blog, skryf ek elke dag ʼn artikel stilletjies by die werk

And starting with the object only works in the passive voice:

ʼn Artikel word elke dag deur my stilletjies by die werk geskryf om te blog

►Questions

Similarly, questions start with a question word, the verb follows in the 2nd position, and then STOMPI

Hoe gaan dit vandag met jou?  (How are you today?)

Waarvoor wil jy môre biblioteek toe gaan? (Why do you want to go to the library tomorrow?)

Other questions simply invert the subject and the verb. In these instances, the verb will be in the 1st position:

Gaan jy môre biblioteek toe? (Are you going to the library tomorrow?)

► Tense

the same rules apply to the past and future tenses. Just remember that participles go at the end with the infinitives.

Present: Ek skryf ʼn artikel by die werk (I write an article at work)

Past:  Ek het ʼn artikel by die werk geskryf

Future: Ek sal ʼn artikel by die werk skryf

You should also be aware of separable verbs. These are best left for a post specifically about verbs, but since it influences word order, this is how it works:

Present: Ek gooi die rommel weg  (I throw the rubbish/trash away)

Past:  Ek het die rommel weggegooi

Future: Ek sal die rommel weggooi

► Conjunctions

Above, were the word-order rules for a single sentence. Now, when joining two sentences together, they type of conjunction used will have an effect on the word order in the subordinate clauses (the second sentence)

Ek gaan biblioteek toe   (I’m going to the library)

My boek is reeds laat   (My book is already late)

► GROUP 1 consists of maar (but), en (and), of (or), want (because). The word order of both clauses stays the same. For example:

► GROUP 2 consists of dan (then), daarna (thereafter), dus, daarom (therefore), toe (then), anders (otherwise), al (although). Here the verb come directly after the conjunction :

► GROUP 3 consists of dat (that), omdat (because), totdat (until), nadat (after), sodat (so that), wat (who, what), alhoewel (although), toe (when), terwyl (while), sedert (since), as, of (if), tensy (unless). After Group 3 conjunctions, the verb goes to the end of the 2nd clause:

バイリンガール英会話 – lifestlye & travel

Chiaki – makeup, fashion & lifestyle (lives in the uk)

こんどうようぢ – makeup, lifestyle & lgbt+

Ami Morita – makeup, lifestyle & fashion

LIFE OF MIYU – lifestyle & fashion

和田さん。チャンネル – makeup & fashion

藤子さき – makeup & lifestyle

たかねんわーるど – lifestyle

日本語の森 – Japanese language information

三本塾 – Japanese language & culture information

禁断ボーイズ – fun & games

すしらーめん – fun & games

はじめしゃちょー – fun & games

東海オンエア – fun & games

さんこいち – fun & games

hatomugi ASMR – ASMR

華凛 – ASMR

Latte ASMR – ASMR (Japanese, English & Korean)

会う　（あう）- to meet

開く　（あく）- to become open

開ける　（あける）- to open

上げる　（あげる）- to give

遊ぶ　（あそぶ）- to play, to make a visit

あびる - to bathe, to shower

洗う　（あらう）- to wash

ある - to be, to have (inanimate)

歩く　（あるく）- to walk

言う　（いう）- to say

行く　（いく）- to go

居る　（いる）- to be, to have (animate)

要る　（いる）- to need

入れる　（いれる）- to put in

歌う　（うたう）- to sing

生まれる　（うまれる）- to be born

売る　（うる）- to sell

起きる　（おきる）- to get up

置く　（おく）- to put

教える　（おしえる）- to teach, to tell

押す　（おす）- to push, to stamp

覚える　（おぼえる）- to remember

泳ぐ　（およぐ）- to swim

降りる　（おりる）- to get off, to descend

終わる　（おわる）- to finish

買う　（かう）- to buy

返す　（かえす）- to return something

帰る　（かえる）- to return, to go back

かかる - to take time or money

書く　（かく）- to write

かける - to call by phone

貸す　（かす）- to lend

借りる　（かりる）- to borrow

消える　（きえる）- to disappear

聞く　（きく）- to hear, to listen, to ask

切る　（きる）- to cut

着る　（きる）- to put on 

曇る　（くもる）- to become cloudy/dim

来る　（くる）- to come

消す　（けす）- to erase, to turn off

答える　（こたえる）- to answer

コピーする - to copy

困る　（こまる）- to be worried

咲く　（さく）- to bloom

差す　（さす）- to stretch out, to raise

散歩する　（さんぽする）- to stroll

死ね　（しね）- to die

閉まる　（しまる）-  to close, to be closed

閉める　（しめる）- to close something

締める　（しめる）- to tie

知る　（しる）- to know

吸う　（すう）- to smoke

住む　（すむ）- to live in

する - to do

座る　（すわる）- to sit

掃除する　（そうじする）- to clean, to sweep

出す　（だす）- to put out

立つ　（たつ）- to stand

頼む　（たのむ）- to ask

食べる　（たべる）- to eat

違う　（ちがう）- to differ

使う　（つかう）- to use

疲れる　（つかれる）- to get tired

着く　（つく）- to arrive at

作る　（つくる）-to make

つける - to turn on

勤める　（つとめる）- to work for someone

出かける　（でかける）- to go out

できる - to be able to

出る　（でる）- to leave, to go out

取る　（とる）- to take something

撮る　（とる）- to take a photo or film

鳴く　（なく）- to chirp, roar, croak etc

無くす　（なくす）- to lose something

習う　（ならう）- to learn

並ぶ　（ならぶ）- to line up, to stand in line

並べる　（ならべる）- to line up, to set up

なる - to become

脱ぐ　（ぬぐ）- to take off clothes

寝る　（ねる）- to sleep, to go to bed

登る　（のぼる）- to climb

飲む　（のむ）- to drink

乗る　（のる）- to ride, to get on

入る　（はいる）- to enter, to contain

はく - to wear, to put on trousers

始まる　（はじまる）- to begin

走る　（はしる）- to run

働く　（はたらく）- to work

話す　（はなす）- to speak

貼る　（はる）- to stick

晴れる　（はれる）- to be sunny

引く　（ひく）- to pull

弾く　（ひく）- to play an instrument

吹く　（ふく）- to blow (wind)

降る　（ふる）- to fall (rain, snow)

勉強する　（べんきょうする）- to study

曲がる　（まがる）- to turn, to bend

待つ　（まつ）- to wait

磨く　（みがく）- to brush teeth, to polish

見せる　（みせる）- to show

見る　（みる）- to see, to watch, to look

持つ　（もつ）- to hold

休む　（やすむ）- to rest

やる - to do

行く　（ゆく）- to go

呼ぶ　（よぶ）- to call out, to invite

読む　（よむ）- to read

練習する　（れんしゅうする）- to practice

分かる　（わかる）- to be understood

忘れる　（わすれる）- to forget

渡す　（わたす）- to hand over

えん　円　(e•n) - the official currency of japan, the yen (¥)

おかね　お金　(o•ka•ne) - money

there are currently four types of bills in circulation: ¥1,000, ¥2,000 (but these are very rare), ¥5,000, and ¥10,000.

there are currently six types of coins in circulation: ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100, and ¥500.

all the bills and coins differ in size!

although many stores in japan take credit cards, cash is the most common method of payment.

places to shop

おみせ　お店　(o•mi•se) - store

デパート　(de•pa•a•to) - department store

スーパー　(su•u•pa•a) - supermarket

ショッピングモール　(sho•ppi•n•gu•ma•a•ru) - shopping mall

ほんや　本屋　(ho•n•ya) - bookstore

buying things

かいものをする　買い物をする　(ka•i•mo•no•o•su•ru) - to shop [lit. to do shopping]

いくら　幾ら　(i•ku•ra) - how much

たかい　高い　(ta•ka•i) - expensive

やすい　安い　(ya•su•i) - cheap

some useful shopping expressions

これはいくらですか。　= How much is this?

それは．．．円です。　= This is … yen.

．．．をください。　= Please give me…

used for concrete items (i.e. when buying or ordering an item)

．．．をおねがいします。　= Please give me…

Hey so I started working on a 常用漢字 list based on the list that’s on wikipedia and I was wondering if you guys would like me to share them once I’m done? I know there’s already tons of list like this but I couldn’t find any that I liked so I figured I’d just make my own haha What do you guys think?

Grade 1

Grade 2

Reading Practice Hey guys, first of all I want to start this post off by thanking you all so, so, so much for 500 followers!! I honestly can’t believe that many people like my blog and content. I really appreciate it so much. I wanted to make a post on some short stories that would be good for reading practice. So here’s a quick little list of some easy short stories. If you find some of these challenging I recommend that you write out the words, sentences, or kanji, that you don’t know and study them!

Beginner:

ももたろう - The Peach Boy

さるかに - The Monkey and The Crab

つるのおんがえし - The Fairy Crane

うらしまたろう - Urashima and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea

かぐやひめ - The Bamboo Princess

したきりすずめ - The Sparrows’ Inn

かさじぞう - The Grateful Statues

きんたろう - The Nature Boy

Intermediate:

桃太郎「ももたろう」

さるかに合戦「さるかにがっせん」

鶴の恩返し「つるのおんがえし」

浦島太郎「うらしまたろう」

かぐや姫「かぐやひめ」

舌きりすずめ「したきりすずめ」

かさじぞう

金太郎「きんたろう」

Master post for numbers in Japanese!

Months:

いちがつ（一月）  January

にがつ（二月）  February

さんがつ（三月）  March

しがつ（四月）  April

ごがつ（五月）  May

ろくがつ（六月）  June

しちがつ（七月）  July

はちがつ（八月）  August

くがつ（九月）  September

じゅうがつ（十月）  October

じゅういちがつ（十一月）  November

じゅうにがつ（十二月）  December

Days:

ついたち  1

ふつか  2

みっか  3

よっか  4

いつか  5

むいか  6

なのか  7 

ようか  8

ここのか  9

とおか  10

じゅういちにち  11

じゅうににち  12 

じゅうさんにち  13

じゅうよっか  14

じゅうごにち  15

じゅうろくにち  16

じゅうしちにち  17 

じゅうはちにち  18

じゅうくにち  19

はつか  20

にじゅういちにち  21

にじゅうににち  22

にじゅうさんにち  23

にじゅうよっか  24

にじゅうごにち  25

にじゅうろくにち  26

にじゅうしちにち  27

にじゅうはちにち  28

にじゅうくにち  29

さんじゅうにち  30

さんじゅういちにち  31

Time Words:

おととい  the day before yesterday

にしゅうかんまえ （二週間前） two weeks ago

にかげつまえ（二か月前）  two months ago

おととし  the year before last

きのう（昨日）  yesterday

せんしゅう（先週）  last week

せんげつ（先月） last month  

きょねん（去年）  last year

きょう（今日）  today

こんしゅう（今週）  this week

こんげつ（今月）  this month

ことし（今年）  this year

あした（明日）  tomorrow

らいしゅう（来週）  next week

らいげつ（来月）  next month

らいねん（来年）  next year

あさって  the day after tomorrow

さらいしゅう（再来週）  the week after next

さらいげつ（再来月）  the month after next

Japanese for Total Beginners || How and Where to Start Studying Hey guys, I’m going to try and answer my most commonly asked questions that I continuously receive in the next following weeks so if there’s anything you’d like answered feel free to submit your questions. I’m also going to try and find a new theme as a lot of you guys have mentioned that you’re unable to view my FAQ page while on your mobile devices so once I’ve found a good theme I’ll ask you guys to check it out so that you can let me know if it works or not! This post is going to be regarding how to study Japanese as a total beginner. The single most commonly asked question that I receive (and I get asked this at least once a week since starting my blog back in 2016) is something along the lines of “I’ve never studied Japanese before but I really want to, but I have no idea where to start.” so I’m going to try and answer this question today to the best of my abilities. WHAT SHOULD I LEARN FIRST? I recommend starting off with learning the kana system (hiragana and then katakana). While learning how to read, write, and recognise kana, you should also spend time learning how to properly pronunciate the kana. Learning Japanese pronunciation at this step will help you a great deal as you start progressing into learning the language. Once you’ve learnt kana you can move onto introducing basic grammar structures and basic vocabulary together. If you’re self-teaching I really recommend getting a textbook because most textbooks introduce grammar and vocabulary together in easy to understand ways. If you cannot afford to purchase a textbook there are PDFs floating around online and many websites that offer free Japanese lessons. Once you can use kana, understand some basic grammar and vocabulary, and are able to produce your own basic sentences, I would then introduce simple kanji. This would include numbers, days of the week, months, and the kanji version of some vocabulary you’ve learnt (such as 私・わたし／食べ・たべ). After that it’s just a matter of introducing new grammar, vocab, and kanji which will gradually increase in difficulty as you continue to progress through the language. SHOULD I LEARN GRAMMAR OR VOCABULARY FIRST? Vocabulary for me is mostly memorisation - memorising the meaning and the word/characters - and then simply applying the vocabulary to the grammar structure, which is why I like learning them together because I think that they tend to go hand-in-hand. HOW OFTEN SHOULD I STUDY JAPANESE? This really comes down to the individual as it depends on your own personal schedule and abilities. Some people ate able to study every single day and others can only do it a couple times, or just once a week. The key is finding a routine that works for you and keeping at it to the best of your abilities. They say it takes 21 days for something to become a habit. What works best for me is studying early in the morning after waking up and then I feel I can go about my day without any concerns. I have an entire tag dedicated to immersing yourself into the Japanese language so feel free to check it out.  WHAT’S A GOOD STUDY ROUTINE? I often get asked to provide specific details or give study routines regarding where to begin with studying Japanese so below is my recommendations on where to start. Hiragana:

Begin with learning the 5 vowels in Japanese (A, I, U, E, O) - learn how to read, write, pronounce, and recognise them.

Continue with learning vowels + consonants (K, S, T, N, H, M, R, Y, W) - learn how to read, write, pronounce, and recognise them.

Study the exceptions (SHI, CHI, TSU, FU) - Try to memorise these in particular as they can confuse beginners quite easily.

Katakana:

Study katakana similarly to how you studied hiragana beginning with vowels, and then moving onto consonants and focusing on the exceptions.

Try to create your own flashcards in order to memorise the characters.

There are also a number of apps designed to help you recognise and memorise hiragana and katakana characters as well as to test your knowledge on them.

Vocabulary + Grammar:

I would begin with learning basic expressions such as greetings and self-introductions. I’d use the information from this website to find basic expressions and greetings.

Once you’ve memorised some basic expressions you should move onto basic grammar and vocab. 

I learnt by using the Genki textbook so I recommend following their order of lessons, otherwise you can search on google for Japanese lessons to follow.

Make sure to study Japanese particles very seriously as they can often stump Japanese learners! Don’t be afraid to spend a long time studying them.

Kanji:

Once you’ve mastered kana and are comfortable with creating basic sentences in Japanese, I would start introducing kanji. As I mentioned before I would start with numbers, days of the week, months, and then kanji versions of vocabulary that you’ve already learned.

If you search “Kanji lessons” on google you’ll come across some useful websites like this one.

After this you just have to continue building up your grammar, vocab, and kanji knowledge. Resources: PDFs -

Genki I Textbook

Genki I Workbook

Genki I Answer Key

Genki II Textbook

Genki II Workbook

Genki II Answer Key

Genki I + II and MP3 files

Japanese For Busy People 1

Japanese For Busy People 2

Japanese For Busy People 3

Japanese For Busy People Workbook

Japanese Pronunciation -

Learn Japanese Pronunciation in 14 Minutes

Introduction to Japanese Pronunciation

Top 5 Japanese Pronunciation Mistakes to Avoid

Charts -

Hiragana Chart

Katakana Chart

Hiragana + Katakana Chart Combined

Apps -

Anki (flashcard app)

Memrise (learn Japanese)

imiwa? (dictionary app)

Learn Japanese (introduces phrases and vocab)

Learn Japanese by Mindsnacks (increases vocab)

Hello Talk (talk with native speakers)

TenguGo Kana Hiragana Katakana (introduces kana system)

Kana Quiz (test your kana knowledge)

Website -

Tae Kim’s Guide to Japanese (Study Guide + Lessons)

Jisho (online dictionary)

JapanesePod101 (Japanese lessons)

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