Deel 1: Hiragana - Greetings

*For posts regarding the subject 'Modern Japans I: Taalbeheersing: Schrijven' (writing), one single post for each unit (deel) will be posted and updated over a short period of time, until we've covered the entire thing.


しんぶん - newspapers in Japan can have articles written horizontally from left to right, or vertically from right to left, top to bottom. 

Knowing where the small っ - in words like ざっし (magazine) - is placed is also crucial when writing. Let's say you're using mathematical paper with squares to write your Japanese. Take one square, split it into 4 and write the small っ in the bottom left, smaller square now. In a text written horizontally, read from left to right like subs, at least.

When writing a text vertically, place the small っ in the top right corner of the square.

These rules also apply to the small ゃ,ゅ and ょ letters.

Speaking of which, only letters from the い～ Hiragana row can be extended with ゃ,ゅ and ょ. Examples: きゃ = kya, not kiya.　ぴょ = pyo. etc.

It is also only the h- row out of all the letters in Japanese that can be converted with a small circle instead of 2 " (dakuten - ten ten - nigori), forming p- letters.


NEW VOCABULARY:



あいさつ - greetings (begroetingen)
    はじめまして - nice to meet you (fijn u te ontmoeten)
    おはようございます - good morning (goedemorgen)
    こんにちは - good afternoon (hello) (goedendag (hallo))
    こんばんは - good evening (goede avond)
    さようなら - farewell (afscheid nemen)
    ありがとうございます - thank you very much (hartelijk bedankt)

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