Japanese starts describing the world around you.
Today you add five new hiragana and begin using simple describing words with familiar nouns. Japanese stops being only about naming things — you can now begin saying what they are like.
Five new sounds. One new way to notice the world.
ま・み・む・め・も
Hear the full row slowly and clearly.
Learn the silhouette, not only the sound.
Two useful comparisons are ま vs も and み vs め.
ま has a fuller crossing structure. も feels simpler and more open.
み and め can look similar at speed. Watch their movement and overall balance.
One character at a time.
Select a kana, play the stroke order once, then trace it with your eyes before writing it yourself.
Small words you can actually recognize.
Let your eyes do the work.
Try reading these before checking meaning.
Japanese can describe a noun directly.
For now, notice the pattern rather than memorizing a grammar label: a describing word can come directly before the noun.
Notice → ask → describe.
You already know how to ask a question. Now the answer can contain a simple description.
Short descriptions are useful everywhere.
At a shop, station, office or home, you often need to identify an object by size, colour or another visible feature.
Hear what you already know.
Careful vs natural
Listen to the same sentence at two speaking styles.
Listen & choose
Play the sound, then choose what you heard.
Contrast & retrieval
Can you recognize these without looking first?
HIRAGANA
You can read more, hear more and say a little more.
Japanese begins placing things in the world.
IJ-0010 moves into location and direction while adding the next hiragana group.