Reading Passage
ไปๆฅใ็งใฏๅใใฆ่ถ้ใฎๆๅฎคใธ่กใใพใใใๅฐใ็ทๅผตใใพใใใใใจใฆใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใพใใใๅ ็ใฏๅชใใๆนใงใ็งใใกใซ่ถ้ใฎๆญดๅฒใจใใใฎๅคงๅใช็ฒพ็ฅใซใคใใฆๆใใฆใใ ใใใพใใใ่ถ้ใจใฏใๅใซใ่ถใ้ฃฒใใ ใใงใชใใๅฟใ่ฝใก็ใใใ็ธๆใๆใใใๆ้ใชใฎใ ใจๅ ็ใฏใใฃใใใใพใใใ
ใพใใใ่พๅใฎไปๆนใๅบงใๆนใชใฉใๅบๆฌใฎๅใใ็ฟใใพใใใๆญฃๅบงใฏ่ถณใ็บใใฆๅคงๅคใงใใใใไปใฎ็ๅพใใใใกใ็้ ๅผตใฃใฆใใใฎใงใ็งใ่ฒ ใใใจ้ ๅผตใใใจๆใใพใใใๆฌกใซใใ่ถ็ขใฎๆใกๆนใใใๆนฏใๆณจใ็ทด็ฟใใใพใใใๅ ็ใฏใไธๆไธไผใใจใใ่จ่ใ่ชฌๆใใฆใใใพใใใๅ ็ใฏใใใฎๆๅณใใใ่ชฌๆใใฆใใใพใใใใไปๆฅใฎใใฎๅบไผใใฏไบๅบฆใจใชใใใ ใใใใใๅคงๅใซใใชใใใใจใ
ๆๅพใซใๅ ็ใ็นใฆใฆใใใใ่ถใใใใ ใใพใใใๆน่ถใฏๅฐใ่ฆใใฃใใงใใใใจใฆใ้ฆใ้ซใใ็พๅณใใใฃใใงใใ่ถ่ๅญใๅญฃ็ฏใฎใใฎใงใ็ใใฆใ่ถใจใใๅใใพใใใ่ถ้ใฏๆฌๅฝใซๅฅฅใๆทฑใใจๆใใพใใใไปๅใๆฅๆฌใฎๆๅใไฝ้จใงใใฆใใจใฆใ่ฏใ็ต้จใซใชใใพใใใใใใใใ็ถใใฆใใใฃใจๅๅผทใใใใงใใ
Vocabulary List
่ถ้ (sadou) โ Tea ceremony
ๆๅฎค (kyoushitsu) โ Classroom
็ทๅผตใใ (kinchou suru) โ to get nervous
ๆญดๅฒ (rekishi) โ history
ๅคงๅใช (taisetsu na) โ important
ใ่พๅ (ojigi) โ bow
ๅบๆฌ (kihon) โ basic
ๆญฃๅบง (seiza) โ sitting on one's heels
็บใใ (shibireru) โ to go numb (feet, legs)
ใ่ถ็ข (chawan) โ tea bowl
ๆณจใ (sosogu) โ to pour
ไธๆไธไผ (ichigo ichie) โ once-in-a-lifetime encounter
ๆน่ถ (matcha) โ powdered green tea
่ถ่ๅญ (chagashi) โ tea sweets
ๅฅฅใๆทฑใ (oku ga fukai) โ profound, deep
English Translation
Today, I went to a tea ceremony class for the first time. I was a little nervous, but I had been really looking forward to it. The teacher was very kind, and she taught us about the history of the tea ceremony and its important spiritual essence. She explained that the tea ceremony is not merely about drinking tea; it is a precious time to calm one's mind and show consideration for others.
First, I learned basic movements, such as how to bow and how to sit. Sitting in seiza position made my legs go numb, and it was quite tough. However, seeing all the other students diligently doing their best, I also resolved to try my hardest and not be outdone. Next, we practiced how to hold the tea bowl and pour hot water. The teacher explained the meaning of 'Ichigo Ichie' to us. She said, 'Today's encounter will never happen again. That is precisely why you should cherish it.'
Finally, I received and drank the tea the teacher prepared for us. The matcha was a little bitter, but it was very fragrant and delicious. The tea sweets were seasonal, sweet, and paired well with the tea. I deeply felt the profoundness of the tea ceremony. Experiencing Japanese culture firsthand this time was a truly valuable experience. I want to continue learning more about it from now on.
Comprehension Questions
็งใฏไปๆฅใใฉใใธ่กใใพใใใใ
Where did I go today?
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็งใฏ่ถ้ใฎๆๅฎคใธ่กใใพใใใ (I went to a tea ceremony class.)
ๅ ็ใฏ่ถ้ใซใคใใฆไฝใจ่จใใพใใใใ
What did the teacher say about the tea ceremony?
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่ถ้ใฏใใใ ใ่ถใ้ฃฒใใ ใใงใฏใชใใๅฟใ่ฝใก็ใใใ็ธๆใๆใใใๆ้ใ ใจ่จใใพใใใ (She said that the tea ceremony is not just about drinking tea, but also a time to calm one's mind and show consideration for others.)
ไธ็ชๆๅใซ็ฟใฃใๅบๆฌใฎๅใใฏไฝใงใใใใ
What basic movements did I learn first?
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ใ่พๅใฎไปๆนใๅบงใๆนใชใฉใๅบๆฌใฎๅใใ็ฟใใพใใใ (I learned basic movements such as how to bow and how to sit.)
ใไธๆไธไผใใจใใ่จ่ใฏใฉใใชๆๅณใงใใใ
What does the phrase "Ichigo Ichie" mean?
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ไปๆฅใฎใใฎๅบไผใใฏไบๅบฆใจใชใใใใๅคงๅใซใใชใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใ (It means that today's encounter will never happen again, so cherish it.)
็งใ้ฃฒใใ ใ่ถใฏใฉใใชๅณใงใใใใ
What did the tea I drank taste like?
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ๆน่ถใฏๅฐใ่ฆใใฃใใงใใใใจใฆใ้ฆใ้ซใใ็พๅณใใใฃใใงใใ (The matcha was a little bitter, but it was very fragrant and delicious.)
Grammar Points Used
ใใซใใฆใใพใ (N3)
**ๆๅณ<rt>ใใฟ</rt>:** ็ฟๆ
ฃ<rt>ใใ
ใใใ</rt>ใ็ถ็ถ<rt>ใใใใ</rt>็<rt>ใฆใ</rt>ใช่กๅ<rt>ใใใฉใ</rt>ใ่กจ<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ (Expresses a habit or continuous action one has decided to do regularly, or a state one keeps oneself in.)
**ไพ<rt>ใใ</rt>:** ๆฏๆฅ<rt>ใพใใซใก</rt>ใๆฅๆฌ<rt>ใซใปใ</rt>่ช<rt>ใ</rt>ใๅๅผท<rt>ในใใใใ</rt>ใใใใใซใใฆใใพใใ
ใใ ใใงใฏใชใใใ (N3)
**ๆๅณ<rt>ใใฟ</rt>:** ใAใ ใใงใชใBใใใใ ใใจใใใใจใ่กจ<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ (Means "not only A, but also B.")
**ไพ<rt>ใใ</rt>:** ่ถ้<rt>ใใฉใ</rt>ใฏใใ ใ่ถ<rt>ใกใ</rt>ใ้ฃฒ<rt>ใฎ</rt>ใใ ใใงใฏใชใใๅฟ<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ่ฝ<rt>ใ</rt>ใก็<rt>ใค</rt>ใใใ็ธๆ<rt>ใใใฆ</rt>ใๆ<rt>ใใ</rt>ใใใๆ้<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ ใจ่จ<rt>ใ</rt>ใใพใใใ
ใใจ่จใใพใใ (N3)
**ๆๅณ<rt>ใใฟ</rt>:** ไบบ<rt>ใฒใจ</rt>ใฎ่จ่<rt>ใใจใฐ</rt>ใ่<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใใไผ<rt>ใคใ</rt>ใใใจใใซไฝฟ<rt>ใคใ</rt>ใ (Used to quote someone's words or thoughts indirectly.)
**ไพ<rt>ใใ</rt>:** ่ถ้<rt>ใใฉใ</rt>ใฏๅฟ<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ่ฝ<rt>ใ</rt>ใก็<rt>ใค</rt>ใใใ็ธๆ<rt>ใใใฆ</rt>ใๆ<rt>ใใ</rt>ใใใๆ้<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ ใจ่จ<rt>ใ</rt>ใใพใใใ
ใใฎใง (N3)
**ๆๅณ<rt>ใใฟ</rt>:** ็็ฑ<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใๅๅ <rt>ใใใใ</rt>ใ่ชฌๆ<rt>ใใคใใ</rt>ใใใจใใซไฝฟ<rt>ใคใ</rt>ใ (Used to explain a reason or cause.)
**ไพ<rt>ใใ</rt>:** ไป<rt>ใปใ</rt>ใฎ็ๅพ<rt>ใใใจ</rt>ใใใ้ ๅผต<rt>ใใใฐ</rt>ใฃใฆใใใฎใงใ็ง<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ้ ๅผต<rt>ใใใฐ</rt>ใใใจ<ruby>ๆ<rt>ใใ</rt></ruby>ใใพใใใ
ใใจๆใใพใ (N3)
**ๆๅณ<rt>ใใฟ</rt>:** ่ชๅ<rt>ใใถใ</rt>ใฎ่<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใใๆ่ฆ<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ่จ<rt>ใ</rt>ใใจใใซไฝฟ<rt>ใคใ</rt>ใ (Used to state one's thoughts, opinions, or decisions.)
**ไพ<rt>ใใ</rt>:** ็ง<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ้ ๅผต<rt>ใใใฐ</rt>ใใใจๆ<rt>ใใ</rt>ใใพใใใ
ใใใใงใ (N3)
**ๆๅณ<rt>ใใฟ</rt>:** ไฝ<rt>ใชใซ</rt>ใใใใใใจใใๅธๆ<rt>ใใผใ</rt>ใ่กจ<rt>ใใใ</rt>ใ (Expresses the desire or wish to do something.)
**ไพ<rt>ใใ</rt>:** ใใฃใจๅๅผท<rt>ในใใใใ</rt>ใใใใงใใ
ใใฆใใใ (N3)
**ๆๅณ<rt>ใใฟ</rt>:** ่ชฐ<rt>ใ ใ</rt>ใใ่ชๅ<rt>ใใถใ</rt>ใฎใใใซใใฆใใใ่กๅ<rt>ใใใฉใ</rt>ใซๅฏพ<rt>ใใ</rt>ใใฆไฝฟ<rt>ใคใ</rt>ใ (Used for an action someone did for the speaker's benefit.)
**ไพ<rt>ใใ</rt>:** ๅ
็<rt>ใใใใ</rt>ใ็น<rt>ใ</rt>ใฆใฆใใใใ่ถ<rt>ใกใ</rt>ใใใใ ใใพใใใ