January 18, 2010

Katakana : ha-hi-fu-he-ho

Let's take a look at the H's. What you would expect to be 'HU' is usually pronounced 'FU


- ha - as in HA!
It looks like a capital 'H' laughing "HA!" so loud, its middle fell off


- hi - as in HE
HE's sitting down with his arms out.


- fu - as in FOOd
It's the end of someone's FOOt.


- he - as in HEY!
It looks same as the Hiragana!


- ho - as in HOE
This looks like two people scraping a HOE on the ground in a field.


Write them out 10 times a day and soon you will get it. To aid memorization, make silly associations to go with them. You can use the above mnemonics or you can make your own!


Source: elanguageschool.net

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