Hiragana II: さ to と

Add the さ and た rows and get comfortable with the important sounds し, ち, and つ.

Read the さ row and the た row smoothly.Recognize し, ち, and つ without stopping to translate them into romaji one by one.Read short hiragana words that use the new rows.

Guided study

The さ row

The さ row looks simple at first, but し is one of the first kana that does not match a one-letter romaji expectation. Train your eye and ear together: さ, し, す, せ, そ.

さしすせそ

sa shi su se so

This is the さ row.

すし

sushi

This common word is a good first check for す and し together.

そと

outside

Read the word as one sound unit rather than two separate letters.

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