japanese for intermediate (katakana)

SYAHRINA BINTI AHMAD

Japanese for Intermediate

カタカナ (KATAKANA)

by

SYAHRINA AHMADCentre for Modern Languages & Human Sciences

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Chapter Description

• Student should be able to:

– know how to pronounce the Katakana syllables.

– recognize the Katakana syllables.

• This chapter aims to achieve the following

course outcome:

– C01 - Listening

– C02 - Speaking


~ KATAKANA Chart ~


~ Consonant + vocal

~Roman~ ~Hiragana~ ~Katakana~

a i u e o~ あいうえおアイウエオ

ka ki ku ke ko~ かきくけこカキクケコ

sa shi su se so~ さしすせそサシスセソ

ta chi tsu te to~ たちつてとタチツテト

na ni nu ne no~~ なにぬねのナニヌネノ

ha hi fu he ho~ はひふへほハヒフヘホ

ma mi mu me mo~ まみむめもマミムメモ

ya yu yo~ やゆよヤユヨ

ra ri ru re ro~ らりるれろラリルレロ

wa o~ わをワヲ

N んン


~ Consonant + vocal – I

Roman Hiragana Katakana

~ga gi gu ge go がぎぐげごガギグゲゴ

~za ji zu ze zo ざじずぜぞザジズゼゾ

~da ji zu de do だぢづでどダヂヅデド

~ba bi bu be bo ばびぶべぼバビブベボ


~ Consonant + vocal – II

~Roman ~Hiragana ~Katakana

~pa pi pu pe po ぱぴぷぺぽパピプペポ


~ Consonant + vocal – III

Roman Hiragana Katakana~vkya kyu kyo きゃきゅきょキャキュキョ

~vsha shu sho しゃしゅしょシャシュショ

~vcha chu cho ちゃちゅちょチャチュチョ

~vnya nyu nyo にゃにゅにょニャニュニョ

~vhya hyu hyo ひゃひゅひょヒャヒュヒョ

~vmya myu myo みゃみゅみょミャミュミョ

~vrya ryu ryo りゃりゅりょリャリュリョ

~vgya gyu gyo ぎゃぎゅぎょギャギュギョ

~vja ju jo じゃじゅじょジャジュジョ

~vbya byu bya びゃびゅびょビャビュビョ

~vpya pyu pyo ぴゃぴゅぴょピャピュピョ


~ Double consonants ~

• The small ‘つ’ for Hiragana and ‘ツ’ for Katakana in

roman are double consonants.~

e.g:

• 1. sakka ( サッカ) – soccer~ ~ ~

• 2. macchi ( マッチ) – match~ ~

Roman~ Hiragana~ Katakana~

~kk pp ss tt cc つツ


~ Long Vowels ~

~Roman ~Hiragana ~Katakana

~aa~ ああアー

~ii~ いいイー

~uu~ ううウー

~ee~ ええエー

~oo~ おおオー


~ Katakana Long Vowels ~

• All long vowels are indicated by using the mark — .

When writing vertically, they are indicated with a vertical

line I .

• e.g:

• rekōdo レコード record

• kō hii コーヒー coffee


REFERENCES

• Syahrina Ahmad, Mohd Iszuani Mohd Hassan (2016). Bahasa Jepun Mudah 2: Kuantan: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang.

• The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (1990). Shin Nihongo No Kiso – Japanese Kana Workbook: Japan: 3A Corporation.


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SYAHRINA BINTI AHMADJAPANESE LANGUAGE TEACHER

Foreign Language Department

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