A note to my students, Hiragana and katakana

Konnichiwa, Mina-san.

Jeremi desu.

An important note to my students

I trust that everyone is refreshed and has gotten accustomed to the previous lessons!

I'd just like to stress the importance of reviewing previous lessons, it's an essential to retain anything that you learn in life, really, especially a language. The same is true for Japanese!

Here at 2011 Japan, we stress that preparation is necessary in order to move up the language ladder. We are doing exactly that, making sure that everyone is accustomed to the beginner's vocabulary. We are also aware of the professional industry standard for Japanese learning: So, we mould our lessons in order to accommodate to this standard! I would also like to recommend that you learn a few hiragana symbols and katakana symbols a day,

start off with the basic vowels "a i u e o" and then go on to "ka ki ku ke ko", etc! In order to fully qualify as having passed beginner's level (officially), you must memorize your hiragana and katakana. Do not try and bite too much off when learning these phonetics, slow it down and enjoy it. 2011 Japan will make this process easier by integrating Romaji (English characters) and Kana (Hiragana and katakana) side by side, making it more of an instinctual memorisation :) .

HIRAGANA

KATAKANA

I will soon be posting another lesson, the topic : Space!

Ganbatte kudasai,

Jeremi.