In this lesson we introduce the first "Most Important Hiragana Words" List #1 that we will be very important when we begin introducing grammar in the next few lessons. Make sure using sign up for our email list at https://www.secretsofjapanese.com and check out the resources page https://www.secretsofjapanese.com/resources. How did you do on the quiz?

In this episode we talk about the next 2 sets of Hiragana and how to use ちいさい つ (small TSU). And then we discuss the differences between the two versions of ZU and JI.

Now that you have been learning Hiragana for a bit, let's talk about the first two practice sheets from the Secrets of Japanese Resource page.

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