(I'm assuming that is how you would spell your name in katakana)
I started learning Hiragana and Katakana on my own several months before I took my first course.
Since I was using "printed" hiragana as my model for writing the characters, I was not aware that there is a significant difference between "handwritten" vs. "printed" characters.
Anyway, I had been writing "sa" like this:
さ
However, on the first day of class I discovered that it wasn't quite right. It turned out there is a small space in the curved part.
(You may already know this, but I thought I'd share my experience in case it helps)
Keep on rockin those kana... Posts: 194 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Blayne Bradley
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Heya I missed your response, do you have msn?
I've finally after much procrastination made it down to the "m" category.
so in order: a i u e o あ い う え お ka ki ku ke ko か き く け こ sa shi su se so さ し す せ そ ta chi tsu te to た ち つ て と ha hi fu he ho は ひ ふ へ ほ na ni nu ne no な に ぬ ね の ma mi mu me* mo ま み む め も
*me is now my favorite character as I pronounce it "meh."
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Glad to see you're sticking with this, Blayne. Keep up the good work! Posts: 3060 | Registered: Nov 2003
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Blayne Bradley
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Got the last of Hiragana memorized, learning some basic hiragana grammar stuff like how double consenants have what looks like the tsu kana between them. That yes, if there is a double vowel like 'ee' I simply pronounce it longer.
Also that ya, yu, yo is written "smaller" to show when its a compound syllable, like kyu/kyo/kya. Which freaks me out, as its a little difficult to properly control my brush size with a pencil.
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