Katakana: ネ

Romaji: ne

 Example words:

ネック       nekku         neck

ネガ　       nega         negative

Katakana: ニ

Romaji: ni

With this, you have your first Kanji character.  Also, “ni” means “two”, so, two lines.   One suggested memory aide is to think of “two needles”. 

 Example words:

ニコチン　　nikochin     nicotine

ニッケル　　nikkeru      nickel

Katakana: ナ

Romaji: na

memory aide:  think of the knot in the ribbon that you put on a present.  This is where the two ribbons, cross.  You tie a knot.

Don’t confuse it with オ (romaji: o), the na does nothave the extra line on the bottom.

 Example words:

ナイフ        naifu         knife

ナンバー　  nanbaa     number

Katakana: ト

Romaji: to

memory aide:  think of the t in toe.  It looks like a “t”.  and the “toe” will help you remember the pronounciation. 

 Example words:

トースト       toosuto     toast

トップ　       toppu       top, first 

Hiragana: あ Romaji: a

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