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Hello! My name is Me. Welcome to Me’s free Japanese lesson.
Here, I’m going to talk about the [ma-row]「ま行」 of Japanese language.
The [ma-row]「ま行」has 5 sounds,「ま」,「み」,「む」,「め」and「も」.
｢ま｣ is pronounced [ma]. It is a combination of the consonant [m] and the vowel [あ/a].
[ま/ma] is used for:
- まち/町･街/ma･chi ＝town/city
- まだ/未だ/ma･da ＝yet/still
- まいかい/毎回/ma･i･ka･i ＝every time /each time
- まず/先ず/ma･zu ＝first(of all)
- また/ma･ta ＝again
and more.
｢み｣ is pronounced [mi]. It is a combination of the consonant [m] and the vowel [い/i].
[み/mi] is used for:
- みみ/耳/mi･mi ＝ear
- みる/見る/mi･ru ＝look at/see/check
- みる/観る/mi･ru ＝see/watch movies or videos
- みず/水/mi･zu ＝water
- みち/道/mi･chi ＝road/route/way
and more.
｢む｣ is pronounced [mu]. It is a combination of the consonant [m] and the vowel [う/u].
[む/mu] is used for:
- むし/虫/mu･shi ＝bug/insect/worm/caterpollar
- むだ/無駄/mu･da ＝waste/useless/wasteful
- むり/無理/mu･ri ＝impossible
- むりょう/無料/mu･ryo･o ＝for free/free of charge
- むし/無視/mu･shi ＝ignore/disregard
and more.
｢め｣ is pronounced [me]. It is a combination of the consonant [m] and the vowel [え/e].
[め/me] is used for:
- め/眼(目)/me ＝eye
- め/芽/me ＝shoot/bud/sprout
- めいきする/明記する/me･i･ki･su･ru ＝specify/write
- めいさいしょ/明細書/me･i･sa･i･sho ＝statement
- めいさん/名産/me･i･sa･n ＝specialty/well-known product
and more.
｢も｣ is pronounced [mo]. It is a combination of the consonant [m] and the vowel [お/o].
[も/mo] is used for:
- もっと/mo･tto ＝more
- もうけん/猛犬/mo･o･ke･n =fierce dog
- もうしこみ/申し込み/mo･o･shi･ko･mi ＝application
- もえる/燃える/mo･e･ru ＝burn/blaze
- もうしわけありません/申し訳ありません/mo･o･shi･wa･ke･a･ri･ma･se･n =I’m really sorry./ I apologize.
and more.
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