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My Japanese Coach: Lesson XX, Kana VI (Katakana K, S & M)


Lesson Twenty: Kana 6
Are you ready for more katakana? I know I am! This time I’ll be covering the K, S, and M characters.
Remember how the K and S characters can use the dakuten to make different sounds? It’s the same for katakana! Do you remember what sounds they become?
The K turns into a G, and the S into a Z.
Let’s get going then! Here are the katakana K characters.
ka
カ
ki
キ
ku
ク
ke
ケ
ko
コ

And these are the katakana S characters.
sa
サ
si
シ
su
ス
se
セ
so
ソ

The M characters can’t use the dakuten or handakuten. There’s one less thing to worry about!
ma
マ
mi
ミ
mu
ム
me
メ
mo
モ

No point in just rushing through! Let’s get some practice writing them out!
GAME: Fading characters
A little more practice never hurt.
GAME: Write cards
Only two more lessons on katakana and you’ll be all finished with learning kana! If you haven’t switched over to kana instead of romaji, I highly recommend that you do.