私の好きな日本の食べ物
My favorite Japanese food
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My favorite Japanese food is sushi. The first time I ate it in Japan, it was so delicious that I was surprised. Sushi has many varieties such as tuna, salmon, and shrimp. Among them, salmon sushi is my absolute favorite. Also, sushi looks very beautiful. Its appearance is colorful, and it's fun just to look at it before eating. When I eat sushi, I feel the wonderfulness of Japanese food culture. I want to keep eating lots of delicious sushi in Japan.
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Watashi no suki na nihon no tabemono wa, sushi desu. Hajimete nihon de tabeta toki, totemo oishikute bikkuri shimashita. Sushi ni wa, maguro ya sāmon, ebi nado iroiro na shurui ga arimasu. Naka demo, watashi wa sāmon no sushi ga ichiban suki desu. Mata, sushi wa mitame mo totemo kirei desu. Mitame ga karafuru de, taberu mae ni mite iru dake demo tanoshii desu. Sushi o taberu to, nihon no shoku bunka no subarashisa o kanjimasu. Korekara mo, nihon de oishii sushi o takusan tabetai desu.
Key vocabulary from this passage
Learn these 15 words first and the passage gets much easier to read.
surprised, astonished
びっくり · noun/verb
とてもびっくりしました。
I was very surprised.
type, kind, variety
しゅるい · noun
いろいろな種類があります。
There are many types.
among them, especially
なかでも · expression
中でも、これが一番好きです。
Among them, I like this one the most.
appearance, how it looks
みため · noun
見た目がきれいです。
The appearance is beautiful.
colorful
カラフル · na-adjective
この服はカラフルです。
This outfit is colorful.
even just 〜
だけでも · grammar expression
見ているだけでも楽しいです。
Even just looking at it is fun.
food culture
しょくぶんか · noun
日本の食文化が好きです。
I like Japanese food culture.
wonderful, amazing
すばらしい · i-adjective
日本の食文化はすばらしいです。
Japanese food culture is wonderful.
to feel, to sense
かんじる · verb
日本の文化を感じます。
I feel Japanese culture.
from now on too, going forward
これからも · expression
これからも頑張ります。
I will keep doing my best from now on.
for the first time
はじめて · adverb
初めて日本に来ました。
I came to Japan for the first time.
such as, etc.
など · particle
まぐろやサーモンなどがあります。
There are things like tuna and salmon.
before, in front of
まえ · noun
食べる前に手を洗います。
I wash my hands before eating.
color
いろ · noun
何色が好きですか?
What color do you like?
the most, number one
いちばん · adverb/noun
これが一番おいしいです。
This is the most delicious.
Grammar in this passage
The 5 patterns this passage is built on, each with an example straight from the text.
〜とき
When 〜. Used to describe the time or situation something happens.
動詞・形容詞・名詞 + とき(例:食べる → 食べるとき / 食べた → 食べたとき) Add 'toki' after verb/adjective/noun
初めて日本で食べたとき、おいしくてびっくりしました。
When I ate it for the first time in Japan, it was delicious and I was surprised.
〜て(接続)
Connects two clauses. Means 'and / so / because'.
動詞・形容詞のて形(例:おいしい → おいしくて / びっくりする → びっくりして) Verb/adjective te-form to connect clauses
とてもおいしくてびっくりしました。
It was so delicious that I was surprised.
一番〜です
The most 〜. Used to express the top choice among options.
いちばん + 形容詞/名詞 + です(例:好き → いちばん好きです) ichiban + adjective/noun + desu
サーモンのすしが一番好きです。
I like salmon sushi the most.
〜だけでも
Even just 〜. Shows that even a small amount is enough to be enjoyable or meaningful.
名詞・動詞辞書形 + だけでも(例:見る → 見るだけでも) Noun/verb + dake demo
見ているだけでも楽しいです。
Even just looking at it is fun.
〜と、〜(conditional)
When/if you do 〜, then 〜. Describes a natural result or discovery.
動詞辞書形 + と + 結果(例:食べると → 食べると〜を感じます) Verb dictionary form + to + result
すしを食べると、食文化のすばらしさを感じます。
When you eat sushi, you feel the wonderfulness of food culture.
