Hiragana Katakana Practice 201

About the particle WA.

The particle "wa" is not written in わ (wa), but written in は (ha).

1.

わたしは　たなかです。

Watashi wa Tanaka desu.

I am Tanaka.

2.

こんにちは

Konnichiwa

Hello, Good afternoon, Good day

"Konnichiwa" was originally from the greeting expression "Konnichi(today) wa gokigen ikaga desu ka?".
which means "How are you today?". So, it is not written in こんにちわ.

About the particle O.

The particle "o" is not written in お (o), but written in を (wo).
In everyday Japanese, the particle を is pronounced not "wo", but just "o".

3.

わたしは　ほんを　よみます。

Watashi wa hon o yomimasu.

I read a book.

In specific situations, for example, many singers pronounce it "wo" in order to emphasize.
Watashi wa Anata WOOO! aishiteimasu.
(I love you!)

About the particle E.

There are two direction markers e and ni meaning "to".
The particle "e" is not written in え (e), but written in へ (he).

4.

わたしは　おおさかへ　いきます。

Watashi wa Oosaka e ikimasu.

I (will) go to Osaka.

5.

わたしは　おおさかに　いきます。

Watashi wa Oosaka ni ikimasu.

I (will) go to Osaka.

We, CosCom, use "ni" instead of "e" as the direction marker.

About the question marker

In ordinary Japanese writing, there is no qestion marker "?".
The か (ka) is used at the end of a sentence.

6.

それは　なんですか。

Sore wa nan desu ka?

What is it?

About spaces in a sentence.

In ordinary Japanese writing, there is no space between each word.
The particles could be a break, but it should be attached to the preceding word.

	7.	わたしはうちでほんをよみます。
		私は家で本を読みます。

Watashi wa uchi de hon o yomimasu.

I (will) read a book at home.

	8.	たなかさんはおおさかにいきます。
		田中さんは大阪に行きます。

Tanaka-san wa Oosaka ni ikimasu.

Tanaka-san (will) go to Osaka.