Now, the next phrase: いいえ、どういたしまして.

Here, え, た and て have not been introduced yet.

Practice how to write え, た, だ, てand で, following the video.

This is how to draw the character え. It is composed of two strokes.

• The first stroke is downward, in a left-to right diagonal.
• The second stroke is across, then down to the left in a diagonal, then up and back down forming an arch to the right. This second stroke is reminiscent of the Arabic 2.

え is the hiragana equivalent to エ in katakana, so it is pronounced e.

いいえ should, therefore, read as iie.

This is how to draw the character た. It is composed of four strokes.

• The first stroke is across.
• The second stroke is down.
• The third stroke is across, curving gradually down, with a slight tail back to the left as the brush moves to the fourth stroke.
• The fourth stroke curves down and then across.

た is the hiragana equivalent to タ in katakana, so it is pronounced ta.

With two dots た changes into だ and is pronounced da.

This is how to draw the character て. It is composed of a single stroke.

• The stroke is across, then curving down in a counterclockwise motion.

て is the hiragana equivalent to テ in katakana, so it is pronounced te.

With two dots, て becomes で, which is pronounced de.

So, どういたしまして should now be able to be read as doo itashimashite. 

Notice that:
どう is not pronounced dou but doo as previously discussed with どうも and   どうぞ.

Now, write いいえ、どういたしまして in the window below.



Your PC should support Japanese characters.

In さようなら, you have not learned な and ら yet.

Practice how to write な and ら on your PC, following the video.

This is how to draw the character な. It is composed of four strokes.

• The first stroke is across.
• The second stroke is down.
• The third stroke is across, with a slight back swing as the brush drags to the fourth stroke.
• The fourth stroke is down, then executes a clockwise loop.

な is the hiragana equivalent to ナ in katakana, so it is pronounced na.

This is how to draw the character ら. It is composed of two strokes.

• The first stroke is across, dragging back a bit toward the second stroke.
• The second stroke is down, then turns into a clockwise curve across, down, and back.

ら is the hiragana equivalent to ラ in katakana, so it is pronounced ra.

Now, you should be able read さようなら as sayoonara. Notice that, here again, う is used for elongation of the preceding yo sound.

Write  さようなら in the below window.



Your PC should support Japanese characters.

Open your textbook (Step Up Nihongo) to Lesson 2 and read the Kihon Kaiwa many times until you become able to read them smoothly.