In this lesson, I will teach you five hiragana. They are らりるれろ.
ら is pronounced as /la/.
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I love steamy ramen noodles. ら as in “ramen”.
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り is pronounced as /li/.
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I’ll give Lily a ribbon. り as in “Lily”.
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Depending on the font, some “ri” will be connected while others won’t, you can choose the style you like.
る is pronounced as /lu/.
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Look at my loop! る as in “loop”.
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れ is pronounced as /le/.
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Let’s race! れ as in “Let’s”.
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ろ is pronounced as /lo/.
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Lower your body to avoid the rope. ろ as in “Lower”.
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Romaji of らりるれろ:
Hiragana
ら、り、る、れ、ろ
Romaji
ra, ri, ru, re, ro
Note:
らりるれろ are pronounced as [la, li, lu, le, lo], but their romaji are [ra, ri, ru, re, ro]. If you want to write them in romaji, be sure to write them as “ra, ri, ru, re, ro”. And if you want to get the correct answer in the quiz later, you need to type [ra, ri, ru, re, ro].
Hiragana
How to write
り
い
り is kind of similar to い in some fonts, be sure to not confuse them.
Below is a video to help you pronounce らりるれろ. Hope it helps!
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