日本に興味を持ったきっかけ
Why I became interested in Japan
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Show English translation
When I was a student, I watched Japanese anime. It was very interesting, and I wanted to know more about Japan. The sound of the Japanese language was beautiful, and I wanted to try speaking it. Then, I also became interested in Japanese culture and food. I saw photos of Japan on the internet and thought the towns were very beautiful. I decided that someday I want to go to Japan and study. Also, I heard that people living in Japan are serious and kind. I also became interested in Japanese lifestyle, schools, and work culture. And when I saw photos of Japan's four seasons and festivals, I strongly thought 'I want to visit this place someday.' That's why I became interested in Japan.
Show romaji
Watashi wa gakusei no toki ni nihon no anime o mimashita. Totemo omoshirokute, nihon ni tsuite motto shiritai to kangaemashita. Nihongo no oto ga kirei de, hanashite mitai to omoimashita. Sorekara, nihon no bunka ya tabemono ni mo kyōmi ga dete kimashita. Intānetto de nihon no shashin o mite, machi ga totemo kirei da to omoimashita. Itsuka nihon ni itte benkyō shitai to kimemashita. Mata, nihon ni sunde iru hitotachi wa, majime de yasashii to kikimashita. Nihon no seikatsu ya gakkō, hataraki kata ni mo kyōmi o motsu yō ni narimashita. Soshite, nihon no shiki ya omatsuri no shashin o mite, 'itsuka kono basho ni itte mitai' to tsuyoku omoimashita. Dakara watashi wa nihon ni kyōmi o mochimashita.
Key vocabulary from this passage
Learn these 17 words first and the passage gets much easier to read.
interest
きょうみ · noun
日本に興味があります。
I am interested in Japan.
student
がくせい · noun
私は学生です。
I am a student.
to know
しる · verb
日本のことをもっと知りたいです。
I want to know more about Japan.
to think
かんがえる · verb
いい考えですね。
That's a good idea.
sound, noise
おと · noun
音を大きくして。
Turn the volume up.
culture
ぶんか · noun
日本の文化を勉強したいです。
I want to study Japanese culture.
food
たべもの · noun
日本の食べ物が好きです。
I like Japanese food.
to appear; to start; to come out
でてきました · verb phrase
興味が出てきました。
I have started to become interested.
photo
しゃしん · noun
日本の写真を見ました。
I saw photos of Japan.
study
べんきょう · noun/verb
毎日日本語を勉強しています。
I study Japanese every day.
to live
すんでいる · verb phrase
私は東京に住んでいます。
I live in Tokyo.
life; lifestyle
せいかつ · noun
日本の生活に慣れました。
I got used to life in Japan.
school
がっこう · noun
日本の学校で勉強したいです。
I want to study at a school in Japan.
four seasons
しき · noun
日本には四季があります。
Japan has four seasons.
festival
おまつり · noun
日本のお祭りを見てみたいです。
I want to see Japanese festivals.
place, location
ばしょ · noun
この場所に行ってみたいです。
I want to visit this place.
strongly thought
つよくおもいました · verb phrase
日本に行きたいと強く思いました。
I strongly felt that I wanted to go to Japan.
Grammar in this passage
The 5 patterns this passage is built on, each with an example straight from the text.
〜て
Connects two actions or reasons. Similar to 'and / so / because'
動詞て形 + 文 (Verb te-form + sentence)
とてもおもしろくて、日本についてもっと知りたいと考えました。
It was very interesting, so I wanted to know more about Japan.
〜たいです
I want to ~
動詞「ます」を取る → たいです (Remove 'masu' from the verb → add tai desu)
日本語を話してみたいです。
I want to try speaking Japanese.
〜と思いました
Used to express your thoughts or feelings. Means 'I thought that~'
文(普通形)+ と思いました (Sentence (plain form) + to omoimashita)
町がきれいだと思いました。
I thought the town was beautiful.
〜ようになりました
Started to / became able to~. Shows a change over time.
動詞辞書形 + ようになりました (Verb dictionary form + you ni narimashita)
日本の文化に興味を持つようになりました。
I started to become interested in Japanese culture.
〜たことがあります
I have done ~ before (experience)
動詞た形 + ことがあります (Verb past tense (ta-form) + koto ga arimasu)
日本のアニメを見たことがあります。
I have watched Japanese anime before.
