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Master Dakuon: Essential Japanese Vocabulary With ぱぴぷぺぽ

You will practice writing Japanese characters with dakuon (゛) marks and the sounds ぱ, ぴ, ぷ, ぺ, ぽ. First, you will match Japanese words to their English meanings. Then, you will read example sentences that use these characters. Do your best and have fun learning Japanese!

Part 1: Matching

Match each Japanese word on the left with its English meaning on the right. Write the letter of the correct answer on the line.

1. ぱん_____A. grandfather
2. ぴんく_____B. bread
3. ぽすと_____C. pink
4. ぺん_____D. mailbox
5. がっこう_____E. pen
6. ぎゅうにゅう_____F. school
7. ぐあい_____G. milk
8. げんき_____H. condition (health)
9. ごはん_____I. energetic/healthy
10. じいさん_____J. rice/meal

Part 2: Reading Practice

Read the following example sentences. Each sentence uses words with dakuon or ぱ, ぴ, ぷ, ぺ, ぽ sounds.

1. わたしはまいにちぱんをたべます。

2. ぴんくのかばんがすきです。

3. ぽすとはあそこにあります。

4. あおいぺんでかきます。

5. がっこうにいきます。

6. まいあさぎゅうにゅうをのみます。

7. ぐあいがわるいです。

8. げんきですか。

9. ごはんをたべましょう。

10. じいさんはやさしいです。

Answer Key

Part 1: Matching

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. E

5. F

6. G

7. H

8. I

9. J

10. A



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