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Lesson 7: はひふへほ
In this lesson, I will teach you five hiragana.
They are はひふへほ.
は is pronounced as /ha/.
| Tip | I live in a house. は as in “house”.  |
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| Note | は is read as “wa” when it acts as a particle. (Don’t worry, you will learn particle in Particle Course later. ) For example: わたしはトムです。 I’m Tom. |
ひ is pronounced as /hi/.
| Tip | He is on the wall. ひ as in “He”.  |
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ふ is pronounced as /hu/.
(sounds like in the middle of hu and fu.)
| Tip | I climbed Mt.Fuji. ふ as in “Fuji”.  |
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| Note | In later quizzes, you should type “fu” to get the correct answer. |
へ is pronounced as /he/.
| Tip | There is a haystack. へ as in “haystack”.  |
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ほ is pronounced as /ho/.
| Tip | A house becomes a home with a satellite. ほ as in “home”.  |
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Romaji of はひふへほ:
| Hiragana | は、ひ、ふ、へ、ほ |
| Romaji | ha, hi, fu, he, ho |
Vocabulary containing はひふへほ:
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 歯 | は | tooth | Noun |
| 母 | はは | mother | Noun |
| 火 | ひ | fire | Noun |
| 日 | ひ | day | Noun |
| 肺 | はい | lung | Noun |
| 笛 | ふえ | flute | Noun |
| 穿く | はく | to put on (pants) | Verb |
| 履く | はく | to put on (shoes/socks) | Verb |
| 吐く | はく | to spit | Verb |
| 箱 | はこ | box | Noun |
| 引く | ひく | to pull | Verb |
| 低い | ひくい | low | Adj |
| 深い | ふかい | deep | Adj |
| 服 | ふく | clothes | Noun |
| 他 | ほか | other | Noun |
| 橋 | はし | bridge | Noun |
| お箸 | おはし | chopsticks | Noun |
| 星 | ほし | star | Noun |
| 干す | ほす | to dry | Verb |
| 細い | ほそい | thin | Adj |
| 祖父 | そふ | grandfather | Noun |
| 旗 | はた | flag | Noun |
| 八 | はち | eight | Noun |
| 初 | はつ | first time | Noun |
| 人 | ひと | person | Noun |
| 蓋 | ふた | lid | Noun |
| 下手 | へた | bad at | Adj |
| 徒歩 | とほ | on foot | Noun |
| 花 | はな | flower | Noun |
| 鼻 | はな | nose | Noun |
| 羽 | はね | wing | Noun |
| 船 | ふね | ship | Noun |
| 骨 | ほね | bone | Noun |
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I’m a bit confused about “ふ ”
Is the pronunciation closer to “f” or “h”?
h
On duolingo they said it was supposed to be “f”
Occasionally, they would pronounce it like “h” though.
It’s kind of in the middle of “f” and “h”, but it’s “h”70% and “f”30%.
I also have a question about (hu):
If i read “Fuji” loud it sounds like a clear f. But you describe it as inbetween hu and fu. Can i also use a soft “who” as a good indication or do you have another good english word to give a hint on right pronouncation?
“who” is a good one! Just use “who”.
おはようございます Marshall.
おげんきですか :D
Happy monday!
This is the first time i post here. Your content rocks!
I have one recommendation though.
I saw some vocabulary words that are written the same way, but i assume are pronounced with different pitch accent. Is there a way you could indicate the pitch accent difference in the vocabulary tables? one kana up if it has higher pitch accent and one kana down if it has lower pitch accent. For example:
あ | rain
め |
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め |
あ | candy
obviously the data presentation i am posting in the example is not good :S
i mean, it would be cool to indicate the difference in pitch accent. Please :3
Sorry, i meant some entries in the reading column are written the same. They have different pitch accent, right?
I will add voice clip to these words, but no worries, there are not many words like あめ
how do you write Luka or Luke , in Japanese
ルカ
In Japanese the h sounds
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Great references 100 percent cool web you helped me to understand senku
I am a fire on these japanese
where do I can find the qjizes
Sorry quizzes