Today's 3 expressions

• Expression 1

  the vowel 'a', as in father or spa — the first hiragana

  あ

  [a]

  あ: today's letter

  あい: love

  あさ: morning

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• Expression 2

  oh / ah, I see — also a casual 'yeah'

  ああ

  [aa]

  あ: first beat

  あ: second beat

  ああ: the two beats fuse into one long 'aa'

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• Expression 3

  love (the noun)

  あい

  [a-i]

  あ: today's letter, beat one

  い: tomorrow's letter

  あい: love

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