So if you like anime, animation, movies, telenovelas, korean dramas, novels, manga, manhwa, switched at birth, reality tv shows, YouTube videos, or learning about issues around the world through the news and documentaries, HIT THAT SUBSCRIBER BUTTON FOR MORE CONTENT–– It’s my main reason for wanting to learn any language in the first place soooooo I’ll try and share that with you guys :D But I’ll especially focus on my main passions in doing so: movies, animation, books, tv shows, video games, etc. I’m going to document my entire learning journey as best as I can on here. That way I can really get good at them and enjoy them and stuff :D Naturally I’m interested in even more beyond that, but I chose the 5 I did for a reason so I’m going to try to focus on them and give them the time they deserve. I’ll tackle Haitian Creole, Korean, and ASL in the future. I’ll be taking Japanese classes too so stay tuned for that *awkward winky face, finger guns* My name is Shanice! I’m an 18 year old girl starting college in the fall and I’m currently learning Japanese (Absolute Beginner) and Spanish (B1). Now are you ready to sing along? langblr hiragana hiragana practice japanese anime clannad great dango family dango mine minejapanese song learn japones languagelearning language learning language lessons activity studyblr studyspo What matters is that you find a way that works for you :) And if you like this method, tell me and I’ll try to do other songs with you (if I’m skilled enough haha). So sometimes you just need to step away from tradition and try something new, especially if you feel your insides dying every time the word “studying” pops into your head. Drills and repetitive practice can get really boring really quickly. It requires you to think backwards and it’s probably not a practical way to actually learn the characters BUT. Even though you mainly deal with finding stuff other than hiragana, your understanding of hiragana is essential to completing the task. How was it? Like I said, it’s a weird little activity that I created for myself. (Scroll past the picture when you’re done :D ) Romaji Versionĭango dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku Those remaining sounds must then match up to the unknown characters. Mentally mark-out all of the hiragana character sounds in your head as you read through both version until you’re left with sounds that don’t match up to anything you are familiar with. You will do this by comparing your above markings to the romaji lyrics below. Instructions: Identify the sounds in the romaji version of the lyrics below that correspond with the non-hiragana characters you already found. Compare your answers below and proceed to step 2.Īnswer Key 1 (Non-Hiragana Characters Show Yourselves!) Ready… Set… Go! (Scroll past the picture when you’re done) Japanese Lyrics Your job is to identify what is NOT hiragana. It’ll be a mixture of the three writing systems (don’t worry, you only need to be familiar with hiragana). Instructions: I will present you with the Japanese lyrics of a part of the song. Hey! It’s Shanice :D I hope you’re ready to practice some hiragana in a really weird way xD It’ll take 2-5 minutes depending on your skill level.