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You are getting closer to having learned all katakana! This time we are going to discover characters: マ, ミ, ム, メ and モ. Let’s go!

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If needed, here are some links to the previous lessons:

• Katakana lesson 1: A, I, U, E, O and halfwidth A, I, U, E, O
• Katakana lesson 2: KA, KI, KU, KE, KO (+ dakuten derivates)
• Katakana lesson 3: SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO (+ dakuten derivates)
• Katakana lesson 4: TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO (+ dakuten derivates) and halfwidth TSU
• Katakana lesson 5: NA, NI, NU, NE, NO
• Katakana lesson 6: HA, HI, FU, HE, HO (+ dakuten and handakuten derivates)
• Hiragana lesson 7: ma, mi, mu, me, mo

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マ

This katakana is pronounced: ま

It has 2 strokes:

Note: Beware the orientation of the second stroke to avoid confusion with ア [あ].

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character マ in a row.
• Write 5 times the word  マッチ / match (contest) /.
• Write 5 times the word  スマート / smart, stylish /.

ミ

This katakana is pronounced: み

It has 3 strokes:

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character ミ in a row.
• Write 5 times the word  ミス / mis(take), error /.
• Write 5 times the word  マスコミ / mass comm(unication) /.

ム

This katakana is pronounced: む

It has 2 strokes:

Note: Look carefully at the orientation to avoid confusion with マ [ま].

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character ム in a row.
• Write 5 times the word  チーム / team /.
• Write 5 times the word  ゲーム / game /.
• Write 5 times the word  システム / system /.

メ

This katakana is pronounced: め

It has 2 strokes:

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character メ in a row
• Write 5 times the word メイクアップアーティスト / make-upo artist /.

モ

This katakana is pronounced: も

It has 3 strokes:

Note: Beware the orientation of モ at the bottom of the third stroke to avoid confusion width チ. For this remember its hiragana counterpart: も.

Exercices:

• Write 10 times the character モ in a row.
• Write 5 times the word メモ / memo, note /.
• Write 5 times the word モニター / monitor (computer) /.
• Write 5 times the word モーター/ motor /.
  

This is the end of this lesson. See you soon for five new characters!

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Cheers,

Stéphane

Next lesson: Katakana lesson 8: YA, YU, YO and halfwidth -YA, -YU, -YO

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