The persimmon seed that I picked up is better than the rice ball.”. We glad that you like our site We’ll do our best to make our content better! In the Dr. Moku apps we include reading practice but these are just individual and isolated words. 大きな (Ookina) ( This last part is what makes is so unique as Kanji isn’t just stroke order and radicals, but it has ‘meaning’ . Long ago, at the foot of some mountain, there was one crab. 2 ” いっ” plss help , It has a different usage when used in the smaller version The smaller version means that the next kana is doubled (hold it a bit more when pronouncing it). JapanesePod´s brilliant Oni No Pantsu video was ostensibly created for beginners looking to practice reading Japanese but if you look in the comments you will see that many viewers are from Japan. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). To master reading hiragana, you need to practice a lot! It has now been fixed XD And don’t worry about the mistake you made on your comment, it’s not silly at all, it’s very natural to make mistakes like that and the important part is that your comment is understandable & very helpful XD Again, thank you! Have fun learning! You have learned to read and write both Hiragana and Katakana…but now what? Just like working out, give your brain a break. This is very helpful to read hiragana ……..keep it up. And depending on the context, as you’ll soon realize that japanese speak and write are based on context, the kanji meaning will change and you’ll better understand why and how it changed the meaning of kanji. A physical children story book such as this Ghibli’s Kiki movie book is a great book for collection and as a hiragana reading practice. Your email address will not be published. 2. For this first video, I manually keyframed a mask for each line with a black version of the text beneath and it was very time-consuming. This website is magic! These practice words are perfect for complete beginners but if you are serious about learning Japanese then you need to boost your reading comprehension and listening skills. Hiragana Reading Practice Either if you have memorized the shape of Hiragana manually or by using mnemonics provided by our guide , you will still need to practice a lot of reading to lock them up to your long term memory. So worth to have~. Grab a manga that INTERESTS you. But marking a double consonant. Part 10: おじいさん は たちまち むらいちばん の おかねもち に なりました。 Βye, Have a great day too! Use a J-Dictionary ( I suggest Jisho as they offer an app as well as online dictation. • を A particle to mark direct object, is read as O. please ignore this comment. It’s alright to stumble, as with each stumble we’ll definitely grow! It undeniably hard at the first time, but gradually it will get better!! This page takes 2 part of Princess Kaguya story and layouted in a way so you can focus practicing Hiragana reading. • へ A particle to mark direction of movement, is read as E Can soneone tell me what is the katakanas reading sitee? Have a great day. At first, IT IS SLOW, however, patience leads to understanding, understanding leads to perfeccion. >> Ojiisan wa tachimara mura ichiban no okanemochi ni narimashita. This has helped me so much to read hiragana much faster already and I just started learning the alphabet a week ago! Your email address will not be published. Thank God I stumbled upon it. If you only want to choose one, the best one is from Ghibli’s picture book series. Hiragana Katakana Practice 201: Katakana 201. we’ve fixed it, thank you! I want to particularly focus on correctly reading the small 「つ」. This is such a fun read! I can’t explain how much I have come to love this website. Note that these stories are a work in progress. , We’ve fixed the kanji in number 5, let us know if you find more . The point is to check whether you can figure out … Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Of course that goes without saying that I’m read Shigatsu no kimi. Oh, and thanks for reporting! I’m glad I could test some of my knowledge while reading these stories! That’s why we decided to create a new series of videos called Hiragana Read Along Stories … this seems great to learn, i think i just learned some… still… there are some parts where the romanji is different from the hiragana… maybe there are some hiragana left in the text… anyway, thanks! so いって is itte not itsute. But it MUST have japanese Subtitles. Now let’s practice reading some Hiragana. Thank you very much for creating this website, thank you!! I’m little bit confused why? But yes, it’s not easy to gather material to practice Hiragana. 3. Thanks for creating this page. Reading consolidates all that vocabulary and grammar you’ve spent all that time learning. Thanks again! And These practice words are perfect for complete beginners but if you are serious about learning Japanese then you need to boost your reading comprehension and listening skills. Yes, it’s a bit tedious, however doing so will not just give you more Kanji, but vocabulary, grammar, culture understanding and being able to understand the meaning of the words used in the context given within the book/manga. I knew most of them, but a couple I haven’t learned yet so I couldn’t read them aloud. We’ve fixed the issues *cheers!*. You’re welcome! Also, I’m pretty sure there were a few kanji in there, too. Though a suggestion to those who read this comment and as I found this to be of great use: 1. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. It also informs you the level of Kanji within the JLPT 5 – 1 and if it’s outdated or if it’s used often. Hiragana Reading Practice: The Monkey and The Crab To master reading hiragana, you need to practice a lot! When you come across new words in a story or article, it’s much easier to remember. Go back and pick another story, Having trouble with reading hiragana or katakana? The word is 一匹 (いっぴき-ippiki), Your email address will not be published. In any case that you can’t get your hand on the books, you can use this page to practice reading! I did pretty well after finally memorizing Hiragana. is the other つ is smaller than the other ?like this part 1 no. Hope it helps! Opening the doors to better understanding writing Japanese. my tip is, when you feel you’re getting faster and faster in pronouncing each characters (words), only then you go with the vocab (but don’t push to learn kanji too early.) Remember to not get too caught up in the unavoidable inconsistencies of romaji. いっぱい = ippai To make it easier to you, hiragana used as particle and read differently is written in bold. I am now using the native Typewriter text effect and it is still a lot of work but it is much more reliable. Just try to read the hiragana correctly since understanding the meaning of a sentence require more knowledge in Japanese grammar and is an entirely different skill set than what you want to achieve now, which is to read Hiragana & lock them up in you long term memory. They are thick (over 150 pages), use simple sentences, equipped with furigana and not to mention, the price cost the same as a 10-20 pages children book! Thanks for providing this exercise regardless, it’s helping me a lot at learning Japanese. いつか = itsuka. It also gives a small example of how it could be used in a sentence. Check out these link: You’ve endｅd my f᧐ur day long hunt! If this practice seems hard, try it again on the next day until it becomes easy for you to read it ｡ﾟ✶ฺ.ヽ(*´∀`*)ﾉ.✶ฺﾟ｡ Thank you! Hiragana, katakana and kanji can be overwhelming at first. Can someone help me ? Taking it slow and move on your own pace is the best way to avoid frustration in self-learning! This website uses cookies to improve your experience. But not all of us have resources to get them and that’s why we’re here to help! take it slow. Also make sure it has furigana ( to start out with, then once you begin to obtain more vocabulary and understand better how the grammar works, get manga WITHOUT furigana). I can’t wait to see how it ends. Big thanks to Japanology Translation for providing the Japanese translation and proofreading services  for these animated videos. Thank you for your efforts. • You can safely ignore the meaning. If you are an Adobe After Effects user you may be wondering how we synced the audio to the animated Hiragana text. Feels like I’m a 4 year old when I stumble all the time . Thank you so, so much for providing this reading practice. It happened on a comfortably warm spring day. Please keep supporting us , I enjoy, cаuse I found exactⅼy what I was having a look Read the following sentences. That’s why we decided to create a new series of videos called Hiragana Read Along Stories which include both Japanese and English translations. Reading practice is very useful to burn hiragana alphabet to your brain. “Ms. , Because it has a tenten mark (dakuten mark) so its “ba”. 5. Although these videos are intended for newcomers to Japanese, it will be interesting to see if native Japanese speakers will also watch these videos stories. Been using these stories to practice reading my hiragana, and I’m surprised at how much fun I’m having! You can use this Grateful Crane story to practice reading hiragana. It’s helping me a lot. hahahaha I got confused, between k and h sounds…. I’m not sure what right or wrong, though. GO is ご. Thank you so much for the stories! • Kana in bold are particles. There are couple of types where you typed おんあ の こ instead of おんなのこ! Or meiby katakanas childrenbooks are here? If you focus on both the word & meaning, your brain will get exhausted very quickly and might get discouraged to learn further. , We’ve covered it out here! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Aside from that thank you very much for the resources. At “kudasatte”, the text in Japanese reads: くださった ending with a た that’s read “ta”. Take a break. There are a few important things you need to keep in mind though, check this article first if this is the first time you use this page to practice! Either if you have memorized the shape of Hiragana manually or by using mnemonics provided by our guide, you will still need to practice a lot of reading to lock them up to your long term memory. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). ｡ﾟ✶ฺ.ヽ(*´∀`*)ﾉ.✶ฺﾟ｡, It’s really hard to read,which makes it very enjoyable since I’m pretty new at reading Hiragana.I also noticed that the “Onna no ko wa” part at number 11 is missing its “no”.Anyways I hope you guys make more of this.It’s nervewracking but it’s fun!