《Hiragana Lesson 4》Long sound

Hiragana long sound

 

How to use

*The long sounds “ā” “ī” “ū” writes “ああ” “いい” “うう”. However, “ē” is written as “えい”, “ō” as “おう”. For example, “tokē” is written as “とけい”, not “とけえ”, “satō” is “さとう”, not “さとお”.However, there are some exceptions. For example “おおきい” “おねえさん” “おおさか” etc.

 

 

Reading practiceⅠ

あずま
Please read

① まあ
② もう
③ そう
④ てい
⑤ しゅう
⑥ ちゅう

 

 

 

A.

① mā
② mō
③ sō
④ tē
⑤ shū
⑥ chū

 

 

 

Writing practiceⅠ

あずま
Please write in Hiragana

① sē
② sū
③ rē
④ sā
⑤ kyō
⑥ jū

 

 

 

A.

① せい
② すう
③ れい
④ さあ
⑤ きょう
⑥ じゅう

 

 

Reading practiceⅡ

① くうき air
② きょうよう liberal arts
③ れいせい calm
④ つうじょう normal
⑤ ろうか corridor
⑥ えいせい satellite
⑦ へいこう parallel
⑧ しゅうりょう end
⑨ ふうけい scenery
⑩ こうこうせい high school student

 

 

 

A.

① kūki
② kyōyō
③ rēsē
④ tsūjō
⑤ rōka
⑥ ēsē
⑦ hēkō
⑧ shūryō
⑨ fūkē
⑩ kōkōsē

 

 

 

Writing practiceⅡ

① hē ki
② sū ga ku
③ tsū shō
④ mē tē
⑤ jō kē
⑥ hō re n sō
⑦ rē tō ko
⑧ yū bi n kyo ku
⑨ jū rō dō
⑩ chū ga ku sē

 

 

 

A.

① へいき unconcern
② すうがく mathematics
③ つうしょう trade
④ めいてい drunkenness
⑤ じょうけい scene
⑥ ほうれんそう spinach
⑦ れいとうこ freezer
⑧ ゆうびんきょく post office
⑨ じゅうろうどう hard labor
⑩ ちゅうがくせい middle school students