カタカナ

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EDITED: 05/03/18

So back again, these are the Katakana Alphabets. These Alphabets are usually used for the foreign words or names. Example: "ジョン". It is written as "Jyon" in Katakana but we can read it as "Jon". It is the foreign name, John.

A- ア Ka-カ Sa-サ Ta-タ Na-ナ Ha-ハ Ma-マ
I- イ Ki-キ Shi-シ Chi-チ Ni-ニ Hi-ヒ Mi-ミ
U- ウ Ku-ク Su-ス Tsu-ツ Nu-ヌ Fu-フ Mu-ム
E- エ Ke- ケ Se-セ Te-テ Ne-ネ He-へ Me-メ
O- オ Ko-コ So-ソ To-ト No-ノ Ho-ホ Mo-モ

Ra-ラ Wa-ワ Ya-ヤ
Ri-リ
Ru-ル Yu-ユ
Re-レ
Ro-ロ Wo-ヲ Yo-ヨ

N-ン

So to learn quickly, add (") tenten right above the alphabet for their alternative (Except the letter M's, N's, R's,W's,Y's and the A,I,U,E,O's..).
Example: Ka(カ), add tenten right above the alphabet, Ga(ガ)
So the alternative of "K" when the tenten is placed is the letter "G"

Next is to add a circle right above the alphabet for their alternative (it usually used in one alphabet, the letter H.)
Example: Ha(ハ), add circle right above the alphabet, Pa(パ)

Alternative Alphabet of an Alphabet that has Quotation mark right above.

K=G
S=Z (Shi=Ji)
T=D (Chi=Dji, Tsu=Dzu)
H=B (Fu=Bu)

Alternative Alphabet of an Alphabet that has a Circle right above.

H=P
oh btw, there are some special words that comes up here in katakana.. here are those..

ファ(fa)     ヴァ(va)     ウィ(wi).
フィ(fi)       ヴィ(vi)     ウェ(we)
フェ(fe)       ヴ(vu)  
フォ(fo)        ヴェ(ve)   イェ(ye)
                       ヴォ(vo)

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So next i have some Quiz to you about Hiragana and Katakana. Enjoy!

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