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ใใใใฎใใใชใในใใฎ
็งใฎๅๅใฏ็ฐไธญๅฅไบใงใใๆฑไบฌใซไฝใใงใใพใใๅคงๅญฆ็ใชใฎใงใๆฏๆฅๅญฆๆ กใซ่กใใพใใๅญฆๆ กใฏใใกใใๅฐใ้ ใใฎใงใใในใง่กใใพใใ
ใใกใฏๅไบบๅฎถๆใงใใ็ถใๆฏใๅฆนใใใใฆ็งใงใใๆฏใฏๆ็ใไธๆใงใๆฏๆฅใ้ฃฏใไฝใใพใใๆฏใฎๆ็ใใจใฆใๅฅฝใใงใใๆใ้ฃฏใฏใใณใจใใพใใงใใๆผใ้ฃฏใฏๅญฆๆ กใฎ้ฃๅ ใง้ฃในใพใใๅคใ้ฃฏใฏๅฎถใง้ฃในใพใใ
็งใฎไธ็ชๅฅฝใใช้ฃใน็ฉใฏใใใงใใใจใใซใพใใใจใใใๅฅฝใใงใใใใใฏใใใใใฆใไฝใซใใใใงใใๆฏ้ฑ้ฃในใใใงใใ
ๆจๆฅใๅฎถๆใจใใๅฑใซ่กใใพใใใใใกใฎ่ฟใใซใใใใจใฆใๆๅใชใใๅฑใงใใๅบใฎๅใซใใใใใฎไบบใใใพใใใ
ไธๆใใใใใๅฑใซ็ใใพใใใไธญใฏใจใฆใ่ณใใใงใใๅฎขใใใใใใใใใพใใใใใผใใซใซๅบงใใพใใใๅบๅกใใใๆฐดใจใ่ถใๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใกใใฅใผใซใฏใใใใใใชใใใใใใพใใใใพใใใฎใใใจใใใฎใใใ้ฃในใพใใใใพใใใฏใจใฆใใใใใใฃใใงใใๅฆนใฏใใณใฎใใใๅฅฝใใงใใใใณใฎใใใฏใใพใใฆใใใใใฃใใงใใ็ถใฏใใใฎใใใๆฏใฏใใพใใฎใใใจใใฃใฑใพใใ้ฃในใพใใใ
ใ่ถใใใใใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใใฉใใใใใใใฆใใใชใใใใฃใฑใใซใชใใพใใใใไผ่จใฏๅ ซๅๅใงใใใ็ถใๆใใพใใใ
ใใกใซๅธฐใฃใฆใใใๅฆนใจ่ฉฑใใพใใใใไปๆฅใฎใใใฏใใใใใฃใใญใใใจๅฆนใ่จใใพใใใใใพใ่กใใใใญใใใจ่จใใพใใใไปๆฅใฏใจใฆใๆฅฝใใๆฅใงใใใ
Vocabulary List
- ้ฃใน็ฉ (tabemono) โ food
- ๅฅฝใ (suki) โ to like; favourite
- ๅฎถๆ (kazoku) โ family
- ๆ็ (ryouri) โ cooking; cuisine
- ไธๆ (jouzu) โ good at; skilled
- ไธ็ช (ichiban) โ number one; most; best
- ๆฏ้ฑ (maishuu) โ every week
- ๆๅ (yuumei) โ famous
- ่ณใใ (nigiyaka) โ lively; bustling
- ๅบงใ (suwaru) โ to sit down
- ๅบๅก (ten'in) โ shop staff; server
- ใใใใ (oishii) โ delicious; tasty
- ใใชใใใใฃใฑใ (onaka ga ippai) โ to be full (after eating)
- ไผ่จ (kaikei) โ bill; payment
- ๅธฐใ (kaeru) โ to return home; to go back
English Translation
My name is Kenji Tanaka. I live in Tokyo. I am a university student, so I go to school every day. My school is a bit far from home, so I take the bus.
There are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my younger sister, and me. My mother is a great cook and makes our meals every day. I love her cooking. Breakfast is bread and eggs. I eat lunch at the school cafeteria and dinner at home.
My favourite food is sushi โ tuna and salmon especially. It is delicious and good for you. I want to eat it every week.
Yesterday I went to a sushi restaurant with my family. It is a well-known place near our house. There were many people waiting out front.
We arrived around seven o'clock. Inside it was lively and packed with customers. We sat down, and a server brought us water and green tea.
The menu had all kinds of sushi. I had tuna and salmon โ the tuna was especially good. My sister likes shrimp sushi; it was sweet and delicious. My father had octopus, and my mother had egg sushi and cucumber rolls.
We also drank plenty of green tea. Everything was delicious and I was completely full. The bill came to 8,000 yen, and my father paid.
Back home, I chatted with my sister. "Today's sushi was so good, wasn't it?" she said. "I want to go again," I replied. It was a wonderful day.
Comprehension Questions
- ็ฐไธญๅฅไบใใใฎไธ็ชๅฅฝใใช้ฃใน็ฉใฏไฝใงใใใ (What is Kenji Tanaka's favourite food?)
- ๅฅไบใใใฎๅฎถๆใฏไฝไบบใงใใใ (How many people are in Kenji's family?)
- ๆจๆฅใๅฅไบใใใใกใฏไฝๆใใใใๅฑใซ็ใใพใใใใ (Around what time did Kenji and his family arrive at the sushi restaurant?)
- ๅฆนใใใฏใฉใใชใใใๅฅฝใใงใใใ (What kind of sushi does his younger sister like?)
- ใไผ่จใฏใใใใงใใใใใ ใใๆใใพใใใใ (How much was the bill? Who paid?)
Answers
- ใใใงใใ(Sushi.)
- ๅไบบใงใใ(Four people.)
- ไธๆใใ็ใใพใใใ(They arrived around 7 o'clock.)
- ใใณใฎใใใๅฅฝใใงใใ(She likes shrimp sushi.)
- ๅ ซๅๅใงใใใ็ถใๆใใพใใใ(It was 8,000 yen. His father paid.)
Grammar Points Used
- ๏ฝใๅฅฝใใงใ (ใga suki desu) โ Expresses liking something. Example: ใใใๅฅฝใใงใใ(I like sushi.)
- ๏ฝใซ่กใใพใ (ใni ikimasu) โ To go to a place. Example: ใใๅฑใซ่กใใพใใใ(I went to the sushi restaurant.)
- ๏ฝใใใพใ๏ผใใใพใ (ใga imasu/arimasu) โ Existence of people/things. Example: ใๅฎขใใใใใใใใใพใใใ(There were many customers.)
- ๏ฝใใใงใ (ใtai desu) โ Expresses a desire to do something. Example: ใพใ่กใใใใงใใ(I want to go again.)
- ๏ฝใฆใใ (ใte kara) โ After doing something. Example: ใใกใซๅธฐใฃใฆใใใ่ฉฑใใพใใใ(After returning home, I talked.)
- ๏ฝใซใชใใพใใ (ใni narimashita) โ Became / changed state. Example: ใใชใใใใฃใฑใใซใชใใพใใใ(I got full.)
- ๏ฝใใฆ (ใkute) โ Connecting two adjectives (te-form of i-adjectives). Example: ใใใใใฆใไฝใซใใใใงใใ(It is delicious and also good for the body.)
- ๏ฝใไธๆใงใ (ใga jouzu desu) โ To be good/skilled at something. Example: ๆฏใฏๆ็ใไธๆใงใใ(My mother is good at cooking.)
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