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dokushoclub · 1 year ago
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Short Story Collections for Learning Japanese
Short stories are very popular with language learners – and rightly so. Being able to finish even a short tale aimed at native speakers will feel like a great accomplishment.
I had a look at three approaches for intermediate and advanced learners to enjoy Japanese short stories. For each I can also recommend a few matching short story collections:
Short Stories in Easy Japanese
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Japanese Short Stories with English Annotations
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Parallel Readers
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I give my more detailed thoughts on all these short story collections for learning Japanese in my blog post. You can find it here:
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peistudies · 2 years ago
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doulingosakura · 10 months ago
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As of Jan 2024: Section 1 Rookie Vocab
Unit 8 🌸
Part 1: shop for clothes
Part 2: Order food and drink
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* = Already know but now introducing kanji
Unit 8 pt 1: Shop for clothes
Old : furui : ふるい : 古い
New : atarashi : あたらしい : 新しい
Want : hoshi : ほしい
Clothes : fuku : ふく
T-shirt : tiishatsu : Tシャツ
Skirt : sukaato : スカート
Dress : doresu : ドレス
Necktie : nekutai : ネクタイ
Jacket : jaketto : シャケット
Wallet : saifu : さいふ
Hideous : dasai : ダサい
Lovely/nice : suteki : すてき
Nice/good : ii :いい
Expensive : takai : たかい
Cheap : yasui : やすい
Blue : aoi : あおい
Black : kurui : くろい
Store : mise : みせ
How much? : ikura : いくら
Hundred : hyaku : ひゃく : 百
Thousand : sen : せん : 千
Yen : en : えん
That (over there) : ano : あの
Isn't it? : ne : ね
Thank you  :  arigatougozaimasu  :   ありがとうございます
(Polite) I don't like/it's a little bit ...  : chotto : ちょっと
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Unit 8 pt 2: order food and drink
Restaurant : resutoran : レストラン
Meal set (meal deal) : teishoku : ていしょく
One (thing) : hitotsu : ひとつ
Two (things) : futatsu : ふたつ
Three (things) : mittsu : みっつ
Four (things) : yottsu : よっつ
Udon : udon : うどん
Soba : soba : そば
Rice ball : onigiri : おにぎり
Salad : sarada : サラダ
Tempura : tenpura :てんぷら
Miso soup: misoshiru : みそしる
Ice-cream : aisukuriimu : アイスクリーム
Iced coffee : aisukoohii : アイスコーヒー
Black tea : koucha : こうちゃ
Okay then/well then : jaa : じゃ
A bit/a little/a few : sukoshi : すこし
Umm... : eeto : ええと
Ah : a : あ
* Water : 水
* Big : 大きい
* Small : 小さい
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🌸 Well done! Section 1 is now complete! 🌸
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polyglot-thought · 2 years ago
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[Japanese->English]
            とら  い  か
かとうゆず 「虎の威を借る」
Katō Yuzu “Borrowing from the Tiger’s Majesty”
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Yuzu Kato
'Borrowing from the Tiger's Majesty'.
かとうゆず 「虎の威を借る」
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whaliiwatching · 4 months ago
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haunts the punk rocker with gay thoughts
prompt: dream
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daily-deliciousness · 5 months ago
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Maki rolls
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tanukkie · 5 months ago
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gyaru ramuda *⁠.⁠✧
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polyglot-thought · 1 year ago
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[Japanese->English] @island-delver-go Duolingo Post - Color Coded Translation
私は床の上でパンを食べながら泣いている。
わたしはゆかのうえでパンをたべながらないている
I am on the floor eating bread while crying
Please correct me if I made a mistake
Duolingo with the relatable content
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yumedoca · 1 month ago
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雷櫻..⚡🌸
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front-facing-pokemon · 1 month ago
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polyglot-thought · 2 years ago
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[Japanese->English] @290_happylife February 26th 2023 HelloTalk Post - Color Coded Translation
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今日はいい天気だっ��ので、
きょうはいいてんきだったので
The weather was good today so,
青空の下を散歩しました😊
あおぞらのしたをさんぽしました
I took a walk under the blue sky 😊
気持ち良かったー。
きもちよかったー
It felt very good.
修正してください
しゅうせいしてください
Please correct me
Please correct me if I made a mistake
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dokushoclub · 5 months ago
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[N5] バナナは日本一
Last reblog reminded me of the free graded reader バナナは日本一 which includes cute illustrations and is suitable for readers with a good grasp of JLPT N5 grammar and vocabulary.
It can be downloaded via Yomimono Ippai as a free pdf.
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peistudies · 2 years ago
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N4 Vocab - いかが
いかが how, how about
体調はいかが?How is your health?
暑いので、窓を閉めてクーラーを付けるのはいかが?Since it's hot, how about closing the window and putting on the air conditioner?
ウエイトレス「お水はいかがですか?」 Waitress: 'How about some water?'
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doulingosakura · 10 months ago
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As of Jan 2024: Section 1 Rookie Vocab
Unit 7 🌸
Part 1: Talk about hobbies
Part 2: describe eating habits
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* = Already know but now introducing kanji
Unit 7 pt 1: Talk about hobbies
Watch : mimasu : みます : 見ます
Often : yoku : よく
Sometimes : tokidoki : ときどき
TV : terebi : デレビ
Movies : eiga : えいが
Anime : anime : ア二メ
Read : yomimasu : よみます : 読みます
Listen : kikimasu : ききます
Book : hon : ほん : 本
News : nyuu-su : 二ュース
Manga : manga : まんが
Magazine : zasshi : ざっし
Soccer : sakkaa : サッカー
Music : ongaku : おんかく
Rock : rokku : ロック
J pop : J poppu : J ポップ
Jazz : jazu : ジャズ
Play : shimasu : します
Basketball  :  basukettobooru  :      バスケットボール
Baseball : yakyuu : やきゅう
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Unit 7 pt 2: Describe eating habits
Every day : mainichi : まいにち
Every morning : maiasa : まいあさ
Every night : maiban : まいばん
Breakfast : asagohan : あさごはん
Lunch : hirugohan :ひるごはん
Dinner : bangohan : ばんごはん
Eat : tabemasu : ��べます
Drink : nomimasu : のみます
Boxed lunch : bento : べんとう
Bread : pan : パン
Sandwich : sandoicchi : サンドイッチ
Juice : juusu : ジュース
Coffee : koohi : コーヒー
Ten : juu : じゅう : 十
(At) o'clock : ji ni : じに : 時に
Eleven : juuichi : じゅういち : 十一
Twelve : juuni : じゅう : 十二
* Nine : 九
* Eight : 八 (Tumblr displays this kanji incorrectly on mobile, sorry can't fix)
* Half : 半
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mel0-dy · 11 days ago
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I just draw him even in the middle of plates lol
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tyrannosaurus-maxy · 8 months ago
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here's to max's win 🏆
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