Week One Focus:
Location and Information about Japan

JAPANESE PHRASES

All vowels are pronounced the same way:

(There are not long and short vowel sounds.
There are not any diphthongs.)

A = ah

E = a (long a)

I = e (long e)

O = oh (long o)

U = oo (long u)

(1) Konnichiwa…..Hello

(2) Sayonara…..Goodbye

(3) Hai…..Yes

(4) Iie…..No