私の好きな日本の文化
My favorite Japanese culture
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My favorite Japanese culture is festivals. At festivals, fireworks go up and they are very beautiful. When I watch the fireworks, I think 'ah, it's summer' and I feel happy. Another thing I like is Japanese greetings. In Japan, people politely say 'good morning' and 'hello.' I think the culture of bowing is polite and nice. There are still many Japanese cultures I don't know about yet. I want to keep learning little by little from now on.
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Watashi no suki na nihon no bunka wa, omatsuri desu. Omatsuri de wa, hanabi ga agatte, totemo kirei desu. Hanabi o miru to, natsu da na to omotte, ureshii kimochi ni narimasu. Mō hitotsu suki na no wa, nihon no aisatsu desu. Nihon de wa 'ohayō gozaimasu' 'konnichiwa' to teinei ni iimasu. Ojigi o suru bunka wa, teinei de ii na to omoimasu. Nihon ni wa, mada shiranai bunka ga takusan arimasu. Korekara mo, sukoshi zutsu manabitai desu.
Key vocabulary from this passage
Learn these 15 words first and the passage gets much easier to read.
festival
おまつり · noun
夏にお祭りがあります。
There is a festival in summer.
fireworks
はなび · noun
花火がとてもきれいです。
The fireworks are very beautiful.
to go up, to rise
あがる · verb
花火が上がります。
The fireworks go up.
feeling, emotion
きもち · noun
うれしい気持ちになります。
I feel happy.
greeting
あいさつ · noun/verb
日本ではていねいにあいさつします。
People greet politely in Japan.
bow (as a greeting)
おじぎ · noun/verb
日本ではおじぎをします。
People bow in Japan.
polite, careful
ていねい · na-adjective
ていねいに話してください。
Please speak politely.
to learn, to study
まなぶ · verb
日本語を学びたいです。
I want to learn Japanese.
summer
なつ · noun
夏にお祭りがあります。
There is a festival in summer.
kind, gentle
やさしい · i-adjective
日本の人はやさしいです。
Japanese people are kind.
happy, glad
うれしい · i-adjective
とてもうれしいです。
I am very happy.
still, not yet
まだ · adverb
まだ知らないことがあります。
There are things I still don't know.
lively, bustling
にぎやか · na-adjective
お祭りのとき、町はにぎやかです。
When there is a festival, the town is lively.
to become 〜
になる · grammar expression
うれしい気持ちになります。
I become happy.
little by little
すこしずつ · adverb
少しずつ日本語が上手になっています。
I am getting better at Japanese little by little.
Grammar in this passage
The 5 patterns this passage is built on, each with an example straight from the text.
〜と、〜になります
When you do 〜, you become 〜. Describes a natural emotional or physical result.
動詞辞書形 + と + 結果(例:見ると → うれしくなります) Verb dictionary form + to + result
花火を見ると、うれしい気持ちになります。
When I watch fireworks, I feel happy.
〜が上がる
〜 goes up / rises. Used to describe something moving upward.
名詞 + が上がる(例:花火が上がる) Noun + ga agaru
お祭りでは花火が上がって、とてもきれいです。
At festivals, fireworks go up and they are very beautiful.
〜と思います
I think that 〜. Expresses your personal opinion or feeling.
文(普通形)+ と思います Sentence (plain form) + to omoimasu
おじぎをする文化は、ていねいでいいなと思います。
I think the culture of bowing is polite and nice.
もう一つ〜のは
Another thing I like / Another 〜 is. Used to add a second point naturally.
もう一つ + 好きなのは / 大切なのは など Mō hitotsu + [adjective] + no wa
もう一つ好きなのは、日本のあいさつです。
Another thing I like is Japanese greetings.
〜たいです
I want to 〜. Expresses a personal desire or wish.
動詞「ます」を取る → たいです(例:学びます → 学びたいです) Remove 'masu' → add tai desu
これからも少しずつ学びたいです。
I want to keep learning little by little from now on.
