im missing somthing

[4OkageOfTheLeaf]

ok im really new, so dont chew me out until i start getting on your nerves.


i understand like the basics, well not really, like i know



か
ka

さ
sa

and stuff, but how do i understand what that means, i see a sign that says

ひと

and its pronounced "hito" which means "person" but how the heck do i understand what "ひ"と" means? i see ひと and know that means Hito but then! how do i learn that that means person?

[The Black Knight]

You learn it and use it over and over. It's just like vocabulary words in primary school.

ひ-hi　　　と-to　　　ひと-人-hito (person) ...the other symbol is the kanji.

[semperfi]

you missed some letters

[4OkageOfTheLeaf]

ok, but where do i learn all the words?

[debil]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization For Katakana and Hiragana.