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Title : 'i' John: どうしたの？ Nancy: 彼からのメッセージには、どこにもアイが無いんです。 John: え、「愛」が無い？　それでメッセージには何て書いているの？ Nancy: "Let's have coffee at Starbucks!" Words and phrases どうしたの？: What's the matter with you? (casual, spoken expression) 彼 (かれ) : he 彼から : from him 彼からの : which is from him (adjective) メッセージ : a message 彼からのメッセージ : a message from him メッセージには : in the message どこにも : anywhere (used with a negative phrase) 無い (ない) : Such a thing is not here/there. It is missing. アイ : English letter 'i' in the context アイが無い : There is no 'i' letter. The letter 'i' is missing. 無いんです : I don't have it. It's missing. I can't find it. (casual, spoken expression) え？: What? 愛 (あい) : love 愛がない : There is no love. You don't love him/her. 愛がない？: Isn't there any love? それで : then, so, therefore 何て？(なんて？) : What? (casual, spoken expression) 書く (かく) : to write (verb) 書いている (かいている) : It's written on it. 書いているの？: Are you writing it? (present progress), D...

Something More Than "Hi!" Once upon a time, there was a man who always says something more than "Hi!" to people. One day he registered his new account on a SNS. He saw many posts of various people, but one woman got his attention. She had completed her self-introduction,  and had many moments posted. She wrote on her introduction page, "If you message me, please say something more than 'Hi!'." The man messaged her writing: "Something more than 'Hi!'" She replied to the man: "Please say something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." The man replied back: "Something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." She replied again: "Please say something more than, Something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." Then, the man replied back again to her: "Something more than, Something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." The man and woman continued exchanging their me...

In Japanese, we have two types of kana characters: hiragana and katakana characters. I will introduce some hiragana characters first. ' う ' (regular size) (vowel) : Think of the word "boots." The vowel here is a long vowel. Change it to a short vowel. This short vowel is close to 'う'. ' ぅ ' ( small size) : small ぅ Let's name this letter "small う" here. We don't use a small う by itself. It always follows something else to modify the sound. ' と ' : (consonant + vowel): This is the first letter of "Tokyo" or "tofu" in hiragana. Think of the word "talk" and change the long vowel to a short vowel. It will begin with a sound that is close to 'と'. " とぅ " (combination of two letters): The second letter small う modifies the sound of 'と'.  Let's take a English word "tomorrow."  It begins with the sound that is close to "とぅ." ' で ' : English words ...

Lesson 1 New Hiragana Table 1. あきすての 2. かしつねほ 3. さちぬへも 4. たにふめろ 5. なひむれお 6. はみるえこ 7. まりうけそ 8. らいくせと 9. をわよゆやん 10. あきすての かしつねほ さちぬへも たにふめろ なひむれお はみるえこ まりうけそ らいくせと をわよゆやん Menu Lesson 2. しつ し : Think of the word "sheet" without the last 't' sound, then replace the long vowel with a short vowel. つ : Think of the last sound of the word "sheets" and speak it with a short vowel. Menu Lesson 3. Small 'っ' 1. か, つ, か, かつか, かっか 2. き, つ, き, きつき, きっき 3. く, つ, く, くつく, くっく 4. け, つ, け, けつけ, けっけ 5. こ, つ, こ, こつこ, こっこ Lesson 4. Small 'っ' 1. あった, いった, うった, えった, おった 2. かった, きった, くった, けった, こった 3. さった, しった, すった, せった, そった 4. たった, ちった, つった, てった, とった 5. なった, にった, ぬった, ねった, のった 6. はった, ひった, ふった, へった, ほった 7. まった, みった, むった, めった, もった 8. やった, ゆった, よった 9. らった, りった, るった, れった, ろった 10. わった Menu Lesson 5. Small "ゃっ", "ゅっ", "ょっ" 1. きゃっと、きゅっと、きょっと 2. しゃっと、しゅっと、しょっと 3. ちゃっと、ちゅっと、ちょっと 4. にゃっと、にゅっと、にょっと 5. ひゃっと、ひゅっと、ひょっと 6. みゃっと、みゅっと、みょっと 7. りゃっと、りゅっと、り...