No more memory work - Sydney-based Japanese mum makes learning Japanese alphabet fun

Magic Hiragana Mami Emery Japanese learning

Sydney-based Japanese teacher Mami Emery is teaching Japanese alphabets, using her special chart. Source: Mami Emery

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"I know how hard it is to teach the Japanese alphabet to kids when you are not in Japan."

Sydney-based Japanese teacher Mami Emery developed a special chart of Japanese alphabet. Source: Mami Emery

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Ms Mami Emery, a Sydney-based Japanese teacher, is a mother of two and has experienced a lot of difficulties in teaching the language to children while living outside Japan.

Ms Emery developed a unique chart of the Japanese alphabet to make the learning easier and fun for children. "In Japan, we can see the Japanese alphabet everywhere, like in a supermarket. But here (in Sydney), you can't. So we need something different here (to remember the alphabet)", Ms Emery said.

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In the audio, Ms Emery talks about her "Magic Hiragana" chart and shares her experience as a Japanese mum living outside Japan, and teaching the language to her children.