Basic Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Single Vowels

• a: ah as in father
• e: eh as in men
• i: ee as in free
• o: oh as in moat
• u: oo as in zoo

Double Vowels

• aa: as in father
• ei, ee: as in hay
• ii: as in free
• ou, oo: as in owe
• uu: as in zoo

Numbers

• ichi - 1
• ni - 2
• san - 3
• shi - 4
• go - 5
• roku - 6
• shichi - 7
• hachi - 8
• ku - 9
• juu - 10

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