What sound does a sheep make? Baaa! Or in Japanese, ใใกใผใ. In this case, English and Japanese differs, but the German word is very similar: mรครครคh! How about a dog, a rooster or an elephant? Find out in this text by Seto Toshihiko on Nihongo Tadoku Dลjล. This text has many pictures and audio embeddings,… Continue reading [N5] ๅ็ฉ(ใฉใใถใค)ใฎๅฃฐ(ใใ)
Two bags in a shop are comparing each other. One bag is big, the other small. They can fit different things and will find that this also means that they will have different uses. This is a story written originally by Yumeno Kyลซsaku in 1923 but it was rewritten in easy Japanese by Harada Teruko… Continue reading [N5] ๅคงใใ ใใฐใ ใจ ๅฐใใ ใใฐใ
There are many interesting cafรฉs in Japan, and many of them have some kind of gimmick! This short book by Dini Budiani introduces some Japanese cafรฉ concepts that you could try out on your next visit to Japan. I miss being in Japan and going to cafรฉs there. I enjoyed many chocolate mint frappucinos during… Continue reading [N5] ๆฅๆฌใฎใใใใใใซใใง
A huge apple grows in a field in northern Japan. It is too big to harvest, too big to sell and too big to eatโฆ This story was written by Nakano Mayuko for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. The entire story is written from the point of view of the apple itself, which was interesting. I… Continue reading [N5] ใใซใใใ
Little Red Riding Hood is one of the most well known fairy tales collected by Brothers Grimm. While not a Japanese story in origin, because of its popularity it of course has many versions and retellings in Japanese as well. Since many of you are probably already very familiar with the story's plot, ่ตค(ใใ)ใใใใกใใ is… Continue reading Let’s read ใ่ตคใใใใกใใใ
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is an old English picture book by Beatrix Potter, that you might be familiar with. It was rewritten by Io Aoi in simple Japanese and illustrated with the original pictures for the NPO Tagengo Tadoku. In this story, Peter Rabbit sneaks into McGregor's field to eat his carrots, against his… Continue reading [N5] ใใผใฟใผใฉใใใใฎใ่ฉฑ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ
Expressions that depict sounds in an imitative way are called onomatopoeia and exist in many languages. They stand out most in media like comic and manga when words like boom or ใผใผใ are written on top of an explosion for example. So if you read a lot of manga, you will already be familiar with… Continue reading Reading with ใชใใใใ
This post is part of the #letsreadkaguyahime challenge. The fairy tale of Princess Kaguya for learners with N5 abilities was written by Yoshida Noriko for the Malaysia Books Tadoku project. What makes this retelling so special are the handmade origami figures by Ishibashi Naoko as well as the fact, that this story features no kanji.… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใฒใ
Are you familiar with the story of the dog, that waited every day for his owner at Shibuya station? That is the story of Hachi and it got rewritten by Matsuda Midori for learners to enjoy in easy Japanese. I personally mainly know Hachikล as the statue at Shibuya station and have never seen the… Continue reading [N5] ใใใฎ่ฉฑ๏ผใฏใชใ๏ผ
What apps do you use to stay in touch with your friends? In Japan the most popular messaging app is LINE and this text by ๆฌ้ ็ๆต for the Mongolia Nihongo Tadoku Library talks about the apps's functions and it's history. I personally only use LINE for keeping in touch with friends in Japan and… Continue reading [N5] ใกใใปใผใธใขใใช
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