Comments on: Kantan Kana #8: Hiragana や, ゆ, よ and long vowels http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Wed, 23 May 2012 17:09:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-614505 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07:05 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-614505 Rose-san,　never mind! Actually, when you read Japanese text, the rules help you read appropriately. We have a vowel combination which change sound. ex) -ou → ō as in おとうと　otouto　→　[otōto] "little brother" かつよう　katsuyou　→　[katsuyō] "conjugation" other long vowels follows its spellings. I hope this helps. Rose-san,　never mind!
Actually, when you read Japanese text, the rules help you read appropriately.
We have a vowel combination which change sound.
ex) -ou → ō as in おとうと　otouto　→　[otōto] “little brother”
かつよう　katsuyou　→　[katsuyō] “conjugation”
other long vowels follows its spellings.
I hope this helps.

]]> by: Rose http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-614389 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:40:18 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-614389 So sorry, i might have posted a silly question earlier... I didn't pay attention to words like: あたらしい. I see now that writing し with う would sound wrong, しい makes sense. Still insecure about making あ え or う long though :oops: So sorry, i might have posted a silly question earlier…
I didn’t pay attention to words like: あたらしい.
I see now that writing し with う would sound wrong, しい makes sense.
Still insecure about making あ え or う long though :oops:

]]> by: Rose http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-614388 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:19:36 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-614388 みなさん、おはようございます。 First of all, thank you for these series, they are very helpful! A question though, since i am a bit confused about the long vowels. You have explained how to write a few of them, but it's not yet clear to me if there is a rule involved which can be applied to all of them? Like, if the vowel is preceded by a consonant, you use う, but when it's a single vowel, you just double that one up to make it long? Or is it randomly written depending on the vowel involved? ありがとうございます for helping! みなさん、おはようございます。
First of all, thank you for these series, they are very helpful!
A question though, since i am a bit confused about the long vowels.
You have explained how to write a few of them, but it’s not yet clear to me if there is a rule involved which can be applied to all of them?
Like, if the vowel is preceded by a consonant, you use う, but when it’s a single vowel, you just double that one up to make it long?
Or is it randomly written depending on the vowel involved?
ありがとうございます for helping!

]]> by: William http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-612171 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:35 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-612171 rarirurero :mrgreen:is next rarirurero :mrgreen: is next

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-588017 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:40:18 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-588017 efim soferさん, Thanks for your question - The entire series is not free - only the first 3 lessons, and the most recent lessons. You will need at least a Basic subscription to download the rest. efim soferさん,
Thanks for your question -
The entire series is not free - only the first 3 lessons, and the most recent lessons. You will need at least a Basic subscription to download the rest.

]]> by: efim sofer http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-587735 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-587735 hello, my name is efim sofer, and i download all your porgrams from kantankana series. today i was checking what i have and it took me by suprise that the lesson number 8 of hiragana is missing. so, i tryed to download it from the video section, and couldn't. i thought that the entire series is free, isn't it? if no, than it is my mistake, and i apolagize, but if it is help me download it. bye efim sofer hello,
my name is efim sofer, and i download all your porgrams from kantankana series.
today i was checking what i have and it took me by suprise that the lesson number 8 of hiragana is missing.
so, i tryed to download it from the video section, and couldn’t.
i thought that the entire series is free, isn’t it?
if no, than it is my mistake, and i apolagize, but if it is help me download it.
bye
efim sofer

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-579439 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:26:53 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-579439 Michaelさん, Kantan Kana #9 has just been posted! You can find it here: http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/09/03/video-s2-9-kantan-kana-9/ Koohiiさん, Thank you for letting us know! It is indeed supposed to be under Season #2 :dogeza: And yes, once we finish up the hiragana, we will move onto katakana! Please stay tuned! :mrgreen: Michaelさん,
Kantan Kana #9 has just been posted! You can find it here:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/09/03/video-s2-9-kantan-kana-9/

Koohiiさん,
Thank you for letting us know! It is indeed supposed to be under Season #2 :dogeza:
And yes, once we finish up the hiragana, we will move onto katakana! Please stay tuned! :mrgreen:

]]> by: Koohiisan http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-579157 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:32:32 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-579157 Not to be picky...but I think this is supposed to be under season #2, right? :) It might be confusing for the casual visitor or new person to see it skip from lesson #7 to lesson #9 in season 2's listing. I really love the lessons! Will there be a カタカナ series after this? Not to be picky…but I think this is supposed to be under season #2, right? :) It might be confusing for the casual visitor or new person to see it skip from lesson #7 to lesson #9 in season 2’s listing.

I really love the lessons! Will there be a カタカナ series after this?

]]> by: Michael http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578992 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:57:27 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578992 I cannot wait for #9 (would that be kyu or kuu?) as well as the Katakana series. Or are they there and I can't find them? Thank you so much for doing this. I cannot wait for #9 (would that be kyu or kuu?) as well as the Katakana series. Or are they there and I can’t find them?

Thank you so much for doing this.

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578768 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:26:45 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578768 みなさん、 Thank you for your comments! :mrgreen: Michaelさん, Good question! I would say that for the individual characters, you see them all very often (with a few exceptions, for example, ぬ is not used in too many words). As for combinations, though, the "ky", "sh", and "ch" combinations are very common, but you don't see other combinations like "hy", "py" and "my" used nearly as much. I think as you learn and read more Japanese, you'll get a feel for which are more frequent :smile: みなさん、
Thank you for your comments! :mrgreen:

Michaelさん,
Good question!
I would say that for the individual characters, you see them all very often (with a few exceptions, for example, ぬ is not used in too many words). As for combinations, though, the “ky”, “sh”, and “ch” combinations are very common, but you don’t see other combinations like “hy”, “py” and “my” used nearly as much. I think as you learn and read more Japanese, you’ll get a feel for which are more frequent :smile:

]]> by: Wai Huan http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578741 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:56:25 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578741 Finally I've been able to write them all properly it's all thanks to this video! now I'm looking forward to the Katakana characters, so keep up the good work! :mrgreen: では、また! Finally I’ve been able to write them all properly it’s all thanks to this video! now I’m looking forward to the Katakana characters, so keep up the good work! :mrgreen:

では、また!

]]> by: Michael http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578732 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:33:58 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578732 I wonder which kana are more frequent than others, and which combinations are frequent. ありがとうございます I wonder which kana are more frequent than others, and which combinations are frequent.
ありがとうございます

]]> by: Michael http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578731 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:26:49 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578731 Very useful. Watching the stroke order as it happens is so helpful, as are the long vowels. Can't wait for you to do katakana, too. Might as well - I need to read menus! And yes, I can now read most of Beginner Lesson #16. Very useful. Watching the stroke order as it happens is so helpful, as are the long vowels. Can’t wait for you to do katakana, too. Might as well - I need to read menus!

And yes, I can now read most of Beginner Lesson #16.

]]> by: がぶえる http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578712 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:26:19 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578712 These videos are very usefull. :) these got me started then i used the Kana reconision practice on This website to master them. ありがとう：）！ These videos are very usefull. :)
these got me started then i used the Kana reconision practice on This website to master them.
ありがとう：）！

]]> by: Dan http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578648 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:18:17 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/08/27/video-s2-8-kantan-kana-8/#comment-578648 just 2-3 lessons more to learn how to write correctly all hiragana characters :razz: Before this lesson I wrote "ya" like english B :roll: just 2-3 lessons more to learn how to write correctly all hiragana characters :razz:
Before this lesson I wrote “ya” like english B :roll:

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