Some notes on Hiragana.
Writing in "banana" orange, like: [ɯ] , is where the IPA symbol differs from "standard" Romaji.
. | a | i | u | e | o |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
∅ | あ (a) | い (i) | う (u)ɯ | え (e) | お (o) |
k | か (ka) | き (ki) | く (ku)kɯ | け (ke) | こ (ko) |
s | さ (sa) | し (shi)ɕi | す (su)sɯ | せ (se) | そ (so) |
t | た (ta) | ち (chi)tɕi | つ (tsu)tsɯ | て (te) | と (to) |
n | な (na) | に (ni) | ぬ (nu)nɯ | ね (ne) | の (no) |
h | は (ha) | ひ (hi)çi | ふ (fu)ɸɯ | へ (he) | ほ (ho) |
m | ま (ma) | み (mi) | む (mu)mɯ | め (me) | も (mo) |
y | や (ya)ja | ゆ (yu)jɯ | よ (yo)jo | ||
r | ら (ra) | り (ri) | る (ru)rɯ | れ (re) | ろ (ro) |
w | わ (wa)ɰa | を (o) | |||
ん (n) |
The letters highlighted in yellow are the ones you learn in the very first Hiragana skill on Duolingo.
Also if you click on them - they will play audio.
It is also highly recommended to check out Tips and Notes which can be accessed by the "light bulb" icon when you enter a skill. Also check out the excellent resource of https://duome.eu/tips/en/ja. It has the advantage of letting you read tips and notes, even if you have not unlocked that skill.
Citation: Audio is from: Abe, Namiko. "How to pronounce hiragana - Japanese Hiragana With Audio Files." ThoughtCo, Apr. 24, 2017, thoughtco.com/how-to-pronounce-hiragana-japanese-hiragana-with-audio-files-4077351.
Another reference I am creating is [guide]Japanese Resources.