a
あ (makes the ‘ah’ sound)
i
い (makes the ‘ee’ sound)
u
う (makes the ‘oo’ sound like ‘food’)
e
え (makes the ‘eh’ sound like ‘met’)
o
お (makes the ‘oh’ sound)
ka
か (ka sound like ‘car’)
ki
き (ki sound like ‘key’)
ku
く (ku sound like ‘cuckoo’)
ke
け (ke sound like ‘kettle’)
ko
こ (ko sound like ‘coat’)
sa
さ (sa sound like ‘saw’)