Two marks add a voice.
Dakuten turns K into G, S into Z, T into D, and H into B.
か ka → が ga · さ sa → ざ zaFree · practical · here when you need it
Take what helps. Leave the rest for later.
Find one sound, untangle a small mark, or carry twelve useful travel phrases. No course to begin—just one useful thing for the moment you are in.
[ Marina's shelf ]
Today is enough.
Choose one card, one sound, or one small clue.
Marina · use it with someone
Start with the thing you need today. The whole shelf can wait.
What would feel useful?
Pick a little help.
Every path opens directly to the thing it names. Nothing here asks you to complete the rest first.
A small answer, quickly
Find the sound on your mind.
Type hiragana, katakana, or romaji. The matched card keeps both scripts together, so recognition grows without turning into a test.
One card is enough.
The rest can stay tucked in the box.
Tiny marks · real changes
The clues beside the kana.
You do not need another alphabet. These three small patterns simply help familiar kana make more sounds.
One circle makes a pop.
Handakuten turns the H row into the P sounds. It appears only with this one family.
は ha → ぱ pa · ほ ho → ぽ poA small kana blends in.
Small ゃ, ゅ, or ょ joins an I-column kana and the two shapes become one syllable.
き ki + ゃ ya → きゃ kyaHiragana holds the sentence around the word.
Particles, endings, and many native words appear here: これは ねこ です。
Katakana often welcomes a word from elsewhere.
Many borrowed words and foreign names arrive here: コーヒー means coffee.
Travel Phrase Cards · four B5 pages
Take the words with you.
Twelve phrases for the moments that actually happen: finding your way, buying something, eating comfortably, and keeping a conversation going. Open the card site, print the set, or keep the PDF on your phone.
Find your way
駅はどちらですか。ここで降りますか。Buy with confidence
これをお願いします。カードは使えますか。Eat comfortably
おすすめは何ですか。お水をお願いします。Keep it going
ゆっくりお願いします。日本語を勉強中です。Want to hear the shapes come alive?
Move from reference to one gentle practice room—or keep this shelf bookmarked and come back only when you need it.