Hiragana

First 10

あ

a — like the “a” in father

い

i — like the “ee” in see

う

u — like “oo” in food

え

e — like the “e” in bed

お

o — like the “o” in go

か

ka-

き

ki — like “key”

く

ku — roughly “koo”

け

ke — roughly “keh”

こ

ko

さ

sa

し

si - sounds like “she”

す

su — roughly “soo”

せ

se — roughly “seh”

そ

so

た

ta

ち

chi — like “chee”

つ

tsu — like “tsoo”

て

te — roughly “teh”

と

to