Listening and Reading practice (花粉症＋ポケットティッシュ）(Kafunshou+Poketto tissu)

「テッシュどうぞ！」(=tisshu douzo!)

“Here’s tissue for you!”

:maggie-small: 「それただ？」(=sore tada?)

“Is it free?”

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“Itadakimasu! ” &”Gochisou sama ” (Japanese manners)

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Today’s Kanji is “気” (=ki) !!

「マギーには気を使うなあ…」

Maggie ni wa kiwo tsukau naa..

♦Maggie makes me nervous so I have to be attentive towards her…

♦I really have to watch my step around Maggie. (Because I don’t want to make her angry.)

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片仮名　( KATAKANA1)

:maggie-small: 「ねえ、今からスタバに行ってカフェラテとフラペチーノ買ってくるからお小遣い頂戴！」

Nee, ima kara sutaba ni itte kafe rate to furapechiino katte kuru kara okodukai choudai!

Hey, I will go to Starbucks to get a Caffe Latte and Frapechino, so gimme some money!

(お小遣い：okozukai = allowance 頂戴 ：chodai = Give me! 買ってくるから : kattekuru kara because I will go buy…)

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う：うそ（嘘）　(u:uso)

*マギーが世界で一番可愛いよ！

Maggie ga sekai de ichiban kawaiiyo!

Maggie is the cutest in the world!

*嘘!

Uso!

Liar! / No way! / You must be kidding!

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い：いじわる　（意地悪）i : ijiwaru

＊「おもちゃ貸してくれる？ 」Omocha kashite kureru? ( Can I play with your toys?)

Maggie :「 だめ！」 Dame! (No! )

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(shi)te kite kureru + Listening Test 001

買物に行ってきてくれる？ Kaimono ni itte kite kureru? Can you go shopping for me?

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