Basic Japanese Phrases

Basic Japanese Phrases

VIDEO: Counting in Japanese

Alphabet

Hiragana – ひらがな The first step is to learn the alphabet. Or, at least, the sounds that exist in the Japanese language. There are absolutely no “tones” like in Chinese, Thai, etc. and there are only 2 exceptions within the alphabet. The characters listed below are called Hiragana. It is the main alphabet for Japanese. [...]