Reading Passage
็ฐไธญใฟใใฏๅญฆ็ใงใใๅไบๆญณใงใใๆฏๆฅๅญฆๆ กใธใใใพใใๅญฆๆ กใใจใฆใใใใงใใ
ไปๆฅใฏๆๆๆฅใงใใใฟใใฏไธๆใซใใใพใใใใใฆใ้กใใใใใพใใๆใใฏใใใในใพใใใฟใใฎๆใใฏใใฏใใฏใใจใใพใใจใฟใใใใงใใใใใใใงใใ
ๅ ซๆใซๅญฆๆ กใธใใใพใใใฟใใฏ่ช่ปข่ปใงใใใพใใๅญฆๆ กใพใงๅๅใงใใๅคใฏใใใฆใใใงใใใฟใใฏใใใใใงใใ
ๅญฆๆ กใงใใฟใใฏใจใใ ใกใฎใใใซใใใพใใใใใฏใใใใใใพใใใจใตใใใฏใใใพใใใใฃใใใซๆๅฎคใธใฏใใใพใใๆๅฎคใซใฏใใใใใฎใจใใ ใกใใใพใใ
ไนๆใซๆๆฅญใใฏใใพใใพใใใฏใใใฎๆๆฅญใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใใใฟใใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใใใใงใใๅ ็ใฏใใใใใงใใใฟใใฏใฒใใใชใใใใพใใใใใใใใใใใงใใใใใฎใใใงใใใฟใใฏใใฃใใใใใใใใใใพใใ
ๅไบๆใซใฒใใใฏใใใในใพใใใฟใใฏใใใจใใฃใใใซใในใพใใใฒใใใฏใใฏใตใณใใคใใใงใใใตใใใฏใใใใใฏใชใใพใใใฟใใฏใใฎใใใงใใ
ๅๅพใฏ่ฑ่ชใจใใใใใฎๆๆฅญใใใใพใใใใใใใฏใใใใใใใใใงใใใฟใใฏๅ ็ใซใใคใใใใพใใๅ ็ใฏใฆใใญใใซใใใใพใใใฟใใฏใใใใใใพใใ
ไธๆใซๅญฆๆ กใใใใใพใใใฟใใฏใจใใ ใกใจใใใใชใใใใใพใใใใใฆใๅณๆธ้คจใธใใใพใใๅณๆธ้คจใงๆฌใใใฟใพใใใฟใใฏใปใใใ ใใใใงใใใใใใฏใฉใใถใคใฎๆฌใใใฟใพใใใจใฆใใใใใใใงใใ
ๅๆใซใใใธใใใใพใใใใใใใใใใพใใใใใใใใใจใใใใใใฏใใใพใใใใใ ใใพใใจใฟใใฏใใใพใใใใใใใใฏใใใคใใใใพใใใฟใใฏใใใใใงใในใพใใ
ใฐใใใฏใใฎใใจใงใใฟใใฏใใ ใใ ใใใใพใใใใ ใใ ใใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๆผขๅญใฎใใใใ ใใงใใใฟใใฏใใฃใใใฆใใญใใซใใใพใใๆผขๅญใฏใใใใใใงใใใใฟใใฏใใใฐใใพใใ
ไนๆใซใญใพใใใใใใใๅญฆๆ กใใใใใใจใฟใใฏใใใใพใใใฟใใฏๅญฆๆ กใใใใงใใใพใใซใกใจใฆใใใฎใใใงใใ
Vocabulary List
- ๅญฆ็ (gakusei) โ student
- ๆฏๆฅ (mainichi) โ every day
- ๅญฆๆ ก (gakkล) โ school
- ๆๆๆฅ (getsuyลbi) โ Monday
- ๆใใฏใ (asagohan) โ breakfast
- ่ช่ปข่ป (jitensha) โ bicycle
- ๆๅฎค (kyลshitsu) โ classroom
- ๆๆฅญ (jugyล) โ class / lesson
- ๅ ็ (sensei) โ teacher
- ๅๅพ (gogo) โ afternoon
- ๅณๆธ้คจ (toshokan) โ library
- ๆผขๅญ (kanji) โ kanji characters
- ใใ ใใ ใ (shukudai) โ homework
- ใจใใ ใก (tomodachi) โ friend
- ใใใค (oyatsu) โ snack
English Translation
Miki Tanaka is fifteen years old and a student who loves going to school every day.
Today is Monday. Miki wakes up at seven, washes her face, and sits down for breakfast โ rice, egg, and miso soup. Warm and filling, it's the perfect way to start the morning.
She hops on her bicycle at eight o'clock for the ten-minute ride to school. The sky is clear and the weather lovely. Miki pedals along with a big smile.
At school, she runs into her friend Yuki. "Good morning!" they say together, then walk into the classroom side by side. Their classmates are already gathered inside.
Class begins at nine. First up is Japanese โ Miki's favorite subject. The teacher is kind and encouraging, and today's task is writing hiragana. The characters take some effort to get right, but she finds every minute of it fun.
Noon brings lunchtime. Miki and Yuki eat their sandwiches together, talking and laughing until it's time to head back. It's the highlight of the school day.
The afternoon brings English and math. When math gets tricky, Miki raises her hand to ask a question. Her teacher explains patiently, and just like that, it clicks.
School ends at three. After saying goodbye to her friends, Miki heads to the library and loses herself in a book about animals. She loves reading, and this one is especially captivating.
Back home at four, her mother greets her with "Welcome home!" and hands her a snack. Miki digs in happily.
After dinner, Miki tackles her homework: kanji practice. She writes each character slowly and carefully. The strokes are challenging, but she keeps at it.
By nine o'clock she's in bed, thinking, "School again tomorrow." That thought doesn't bother her one bit โ every day there is a good one.
Comprehension Questions
- ใฟใใฏไฝๆใซใใใพใใใ
(What time does Miki wake up?)
- ใฟใใฏใฉใใใฃใฆๅญฆๆ กใธใใใพใใใ
(How does Miki go to school?)
- ใฏใใใฎๆๆฅญใฏใชใใงใใใ
(What is the first class?)
- ใฟใใฏๅญฆๆ กใฎใใจใงใฉใใธใใใพใใใ
(Where does Miki go after school?)
- ใฟใใฎใใ ใใ ใใฏใชใใงใใใ
(What is Miki's homework?)
Answers
- ใฟใใฏไธๆใซใใใพใใ(Miki wakes up at 7 o'clock.)
- ใฟใใฏ่ช่ปข่ปใงใใใพใใ(Miki goes by bicycle.)
- ใฏใใใฎๆๆฅญใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใใ(The first class is Japanese.)
- ใฟใใฏๅณๆธ้คจใธใใใพใใ(Miki goes to the library.)
- ใฟใใฎใใ ใใ ใใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๆผขๅญใฎใใใใ ใใงใใ(Miki's homework is kanji practice for Japanese.)
Grammar Points Used
- ๏ฝใฏ๏ฝใงใ โ Basic copula: "X is Y." Example: ใฟใใฏๅญฆ็ใงใใ(Miki is a student.)
- ๏ฝใธใใใพใ โ Going to a place: "Go to ~." Example: ๅญฆๆ กใธใใใพใใ(Go to school.)
- ๏ฝใซ (time) โ Time particle meaning "at ~". Example: ไธๆใซใใใพใใ(Wake up at 7 o'clock.)
- ๏ฝใง (means) โ Means of transport: "by ~". Example: ่ช่ปข่ปใงใใใพใใ(Go by bicycle.)
- ๏ฝใจ๏ฝ โ Connecting nouns: "~ and ~". Example: ใใฏใใจใใพใใจใฟใใใใ(Rice, eggs, and miso soup.)
- ๏ฝใใใใงใ โ Expressing likes: "Like ~". Example: ๆฅๆฌ่ชใใใใงใใ(I like Japanese.)
- ๏ฝใงใใใ๏ฝใงใ โ Contrast using ใ: "Although ~, ...". Example: ใใใใใใงใใใใใฎใใใงใใ(It is difficult, but fun.)
- ๏ฝใฎใใจใง โ "After ~". Example: ใฐใใใฏใใฎใใจใงใใใ ใใ ใใใใพใใ(After dinner, I do homework.)
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