WORKSHEET APPENDIX! On the next several pages you will find the following worksheets to help reinforce the concepts we’ve studied in the Learn Hiragana 101 Course. If you’re on a Kindle and you need to download these worksheets, here’s a link:
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BASIC HIRAGANA CHART
LEARN HIRAGANA 101
PRACTICE PAGE (GRID)
LEARN HIRAGANA 101
PRACTICE PAGE
VIDEO PRACTICE:
BINGO QUIZ
HIRAGANA CHART
VIDEO PRACTICE:
ROMAJI
TRANSCRIPTION
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HIRAGANA
TRANSCRIPTION ROMAJI
TRANSCRIPTION 2
HIRAGANA-ROMAJI
MATCHING
ROMAJI TRANSCRIPTION WORKSHEET Please use the blanks to write these romaji sentences in their hiragana form. Read each sentence aloud, at least five times each, attempting to improve your speed with each reading. Go at YOUR own pace.
1. Kyou wa atarashii kutsu wo kaimashita. _____________________________________________________ Translation: I bought new shoes today.
2. Shougakko de, mainichi kyoushitsu ni kyuushoku wo tabemasu. _____________________________________________________ Translation: At the elementary school, we eat school lunch in the classroom everyday.
3. Sumimasen, onamae wa nan desu ka? _____________________________________________________ Translation: Excuse me, what’s your name?
4. Ashi wo kowarishita! Aaaa! Itai! _____________________________________________________ Translation: My leg is broken! Ahhh! It hurts!
5. Zombie wa otokonohito no kao wo yukkuri tabemashita. _____________________________________________________ Translation: The zombie slowly ate the man’s face.
6. Ichiban sukina tabemono wa nan desu ka? _____________________________________________________ Translation: What is your favorite food?
7. PS9 wa ikura desu ka? Ichiman en? Sore dake? Yasui desu ne? _____________________________________________________ Translation: How much is the Playstation 9? 10,000 yen? That’s all? It’s cheap isn’t it? 8. Eiga wa dou deshita ka? _____________________________________________________ Translation: How was the movie?
9. Doko ni kara kimashita? Kyouto kara kimashita. _____________________________________________________ Translation: Where are you from? I’m from Kyoto. 10. Konshumatsu wa nani wo shite imasu ka? ___________________________________________________ Translation: What are you doing this weekend?
HIRAGANA TRANSCRIPTION WORKSHEET Please change the following ten hiragana sentences into their romaji form Read each sentence aloud, at least five times each, attempting to improve your speed with each reading. Go at YOUR own pace.1
1. おかあさん!ばんごはんはなあに? じぶんでばんごはんをつくてください。 _____________________________________________________ Translation: Mom! What’s for dinner? Please make your own dinner.
2. いぬはおとこのひとのあしをたべました。 _____________________________________________________ Translation: The dog ate the man’s leg.
3. すみません、ぎんこうはどこですか? _____________________________________________________ Translation: Excuse me, where is the bank?
4. わたしはしんじです。はじめまして。 _____________________________________________________ Translation: My name is Shinji. It’s nice to meet you.
5. きのうたくさんくれよん2をたべました。びょ
ういんにいってください! _____________________________________________________ Translation: I ate a lot of crayons yesterday. Please go to the hospital!
1 . I don’t want you to worry about meanings, which is why I added translations. Please just practice transcribing the characters for now. 2 This is the word for crayon in Japanese, which is normally spelled using katakana characters. But for today, we’ll use hiragana for the sake of practice.
6. どんなくるまをもっていますか? くるまがありません、じてんしゃがあります。 _____________________________________________________ Translation: What kind of car do you have? I don’t have a car, I have a bicycle.
7. すしとらめんとしゃぶしゃぶのなかで、どれがすきですか。 _____________________________________________________ Translation: Which do you like between sushi, ramen, and shabu shabu?
8. もしおかねもちになたら、きんのといれをかいます。 _____________________________________________________ Translation: If I were rich, I’d buy a golden toilet.
9. いえのにわにりすがいます。ゆうしょくは りすなべです! _____________________________________________________ Translation: There is a squirrel in the garden. We’re having squirrel stew for dinner.
10. みっきいとぐうふぃい3はけんかをしました。
ぐうふぃはしんだ。 _____________________________________________________ Translation: Mickey and Goofy got into a fight. Goofy died. 3 I highlighted Mickey and Goofy’s names in English because you would normally write them in katakana. However, for the sake of practice, let’s use hiragana to write them today.
HIRAGANA‐ROMAJI MATCHING WORKSHEET Match the hiragana word to the corresponding romaji word using a line.
1. りんご
4. なし
3. みかん
2. すいか
6. もも
5. くだもの
8. ぶどう
7. いちご
KUDAMONO
MOMO
ICHIGO
RINGO
MIKAN
BUDOU
SUICA
NASHI
1.Ringo ‐ りんご‐ Apple 2.Suica ‐ すいか‐ Watermelon 3.Mikan – みかん‐ Orange 4.Nashi – なし‐ Pear 5.Kudamono – くだもの‐ Fruit 6.Momo – もも‐ Peach 7.Ichigo – いちご‐ Strawberry 8.Budou – ぶどう‐ Grapes
HIRAGANA TRANSCRIPTION WORKSHEET (ANSWER KEY: Answers are written and underlined in red)
1. おかあさん!ばんごはんはなあに? じぶんでばんごはんをつくてください。 Okaasaan! Bangohan wa naani? Jibun de bangohan wo tsukute kudasai。 Translation: Mom! What’s for dinner? Please make your own dinner.
2. いぬはおとこのひとのあしをたべました。 Inu wa otoko no hito no ashi wo tabemashita。 Translation: The dog ate the man’s leg.
3. すみません、ぎんこうはどこですか? Sumimasen, ginkou wa doko desu ka? Translation: Excuse me, where is the bank?
4. わたしはしんじです。はじめまして。 Watashi wa shinji desu. Hajimemashite. Translation: My name is Shinji. It’s nice to meet you.
5. きのうたくさんくれよんをたべました。びょういんにいってください! Kinou takusan kureyon wo tabemashita. Byouin ni itte kudasai! Translation: I ate a lot of crayons yesterday. Please go to the hospital!
6. どんなくるまをもっていますか? くるまがありません、じてんしゃがあります。 Donna kuruma wo motte imasu ka? Kurma ga arimasen, Jitensha ga arimasu. Translation: What kind of car do you have? I don’t have a car, I have a bicycle.
7. すしとらめんとしゃぶしゃぶのなかで、どれがすきですか。 Sushi to ramen to shabu shabu no naka de, dore ga suki desu ka. Translation: Which do you like between sushi, ramen, and shabu shabu?
8. もしおかねもちになたら、きんのといれをかいます。 Moshi okanemochi ni natara, kin no toire wo kaimasu. Translation: If I were rich, I’d buy a golden toilet.
9. いえのにわにりすがいます。ゆうしょくはりすなべです! Ie no niwa ni risu ga imasu. Yuushoku wa risu nabe desu. Translation: There is a squirrel in the garden. We’re having squirrel stew for dinner.
10. みっきいとぐうふぃい4はけんかをしました。
ぐうふぃはしんだ。 Mikki to Guufii wa kenka wo shimashita. Guufii wa shinda. Translation: Mickey and Goofy got into a fight. Goofy died.
4 I highlighted Mickey and Goofy’s names in English because you would normally write them in katakana. However, for the sake of practice, let’s use hiragana to write them today.
ROMAJI TRANSCRIPTION WORKSHEET (ANSWER KEY: Answers are written and underlined in red)
1. Kyou wa atarashii kutsu wo kaimashita. きょうわあたらしいくつをかいました。 Translation: I bought new shoes today.
2. Shougakko de, mainichi kyoushitsu ni kyuushoku wo tabemasu. しょうがっこでまいにちきょうしつに きゅうしょくをたべます。 Translation: At the elementary school, we eat school lunch in the classroom everyday.
3. Sumimasen, onamae wa nan desu ka? すみませんおなまえわなんですか? Translation: Excuse me, what’s your name?
4. Ashi wo kowarishita! Aaaa! Itai! あしをこわりした!あああ!いたい! Translation: My leg is broken! Ahhh! It hurts!
5. Zombie wa otokonohito no kao wo yukkuri tabemashita. ぞんびわおとこのひとのかおをゆっくり たべました。 Translation: The zombie slowly ate the man’s face. 6. Ichiban sukina tabemono wa nan desu ka? いちばんすきなたべものわなんですか? Translation: What is your favorite food?
7. PS9 wa ikura desu ka? Ichiman en? Sore dake? Yasui desu ne? PSわいくらですか?いちまんえん?それ だけ?やすいですね? Translation: How much is the Playstation 9? 10,000 yen? That’s all? It’s cheap isn’t it? 8. Eiga wa dou deshita ka? えいがわどうでしたか? Translation: How was the movie?
9. Doko ni kara kimashita? Kyouto kara kimashita. どこにからきました?きょうとから きました。 Translation: Where are you from? I’m from Kyoto. 10. Konshuumatsu wa nani wo shite imasu ka? こんしゅうまつはなにをしていますか? Translation: What are you doing this weekend?