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first day at university...

Happy Sunday Japanophiles, Herewith the 28th issue of the Hai Japan Newsletter โ€” your Weekly Dose of Japan! ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต 

Itโ€™s story time!

This story will gradually change from English to Japanese.

Iโ€™ll leave the English translation as well as the full Japanese version at the end for you to test yourself with :)

Yumi's First Day at University

Our protagonist

Yumi is a university student. Today is her first day. Yumi is nervous, but she is also excited.

Yumi wa daigakusei desu. Today wa Yumi no hajimete no hi desu. Yumi wa nervous desu, demo excited desu.

Yumi wa daigakusei desu. ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใ‚†ใฟใฎใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆใฎใฒใงใ™ใ€‚ Yumi wa kinchou shiteimasu, demo tanoshimi ni shiteimasu.

Yumi wakes up early. Yumi wa hayaku okimasu. She brushes her teeth and gets dressed. Yumi wa ha wo migaki, fuku wo kigaemasu.

ใ‚†ใฟใฏใฏใ‚„ใใŠใใพใ™ใ€‚ Yumi wa ha wo migaki, fuku wo kigaemasu. Yumi wa asagohan wo tabemasu. ใ‚ใ•ใ”ใฏใ‚“ใฏใƒˆใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใงใ™ใ€‚ Yumi wa toosuto ga suki desu.

โ€œYumi! Donโ€™t arch your back like that while you eat!โ€

ใ‚†ใฟใฏใƒˆใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใ‚’ใŸในใพใ™ใ€‚ Toosuto wa oishii desu. After breakfast, Yumi grabs her bag. ใ‚ใ•ใ”ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ‚ใจใ€ใ‚†ใฟใฏใ‹ใฐใ‚“ใ‚’ใจใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ Yumi wa ie wo demasu. ใ‚†ใฟใฏใ ใ„ใŒใใธใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€œEnjoy your day!โ€

ใ€Œใ„ใฃใฆใใพใ™๏ผใ€ Yumi wa iimashita. Her mother says, ใ€Œใ„ใฃใฆใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„๏ผใ€

Yumi wa basu ni norimasu. ใ‚†ใฟใฏใƒใ‚นใซใฎใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ The bus is crowded. ใƒใ‚นใฏใ“ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ Yumi wa suwatte, kyou no yotei wo kangaemasu. ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใชใซใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใช๏ผŸ

โ€œBesties for life!โ€

At university, Yumi meets her friend, Hana. ใ ใ„ใŒใใงใ€ใ‚†ใฟใฏใจใ‚‚ใ ใกใฎใฏใชใซใ‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€ŒใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใฏใช๏ผใ€ Yumi wa iimashita. Hana wa iimashita, ใ€ŒใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใ‚†ใฟ๏ผใ€

Yumi and Hana walk to their first class. ใ‚†ใฟใจใฏใชใฏใ•ใ„ใ—ใ‚‡ใฎใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใซใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ The classroom is big. ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใคใฏใŠใŠใใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œใ“ใ“ใฏใŠใŠใใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€ใ€ Yumi wa iimashita. ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€ใŠใŠใใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€ใ€ Hana wa iimashita.

The teacher enters the classroom. ใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใŒใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใคใซใฏใ„ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€ใ€ sensei wa iimashita.

โ€œI donโ€™t want any funny business from yโ€™all ok?โ€

ใ€ŒใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™๏ผใ€ Yumi to Hana wa iimashita.

The teacher begins the lesson. ใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใฏใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚ Yumi wa kiiteimasu. ใ‚†ใฟใฏในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€œIโ€™ll try my best!โ€

ใ€Œใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใฏใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€ใ€ Yumi wa omoimasu. ใ€Œใงใ‚‚ใ€ใŒใ‚“ใฐใ‚Šใพใ™๏ผใ€

After class, Yumi and Hana go to the cafeteria. ใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใฎใ‚ใจใ€ใ‚†ใฟใจใฏใชใฏใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚งใƒ†ใƒชใ‚ขใธใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ They eat lunch together. ใตใŸใ‚Šใฏใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซใฒใ‚‹ใ”ใฏใ‚“ใ‚’ใŸในใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œใใ‚‡ใ†ใฎใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใฉใ†ใ ใฃใŸ๏ผŸใ€ Hana wa kikimasu. ใ€ŒใŸใฎใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€ใ€ Yumi wa kotaemasu.

After lunch, Yumi has another class. ใฒใ‚‹ใ”ใฏใ‚“ใฎใ‚ใจใ€ใ‚†ใฟใฏใพใŸใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ She studies hard. ใ‚†ใฟใฏใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚ใ„ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€œTime to go home!โ€

Finally, Yumi goes home. ใ•ใ„ใ”ใซใ€ใ‚†ใฟใฏใ†ใกใซใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€ŒใŸใ ใ„ใพ๏ผใ€ Yumi wa iimashita. ใ€ŒใŠใ‹ใˆใ‚Š๏ผใ€ Yumi no okaasan wa iimashita.

โ€œNah, Iโ€™m not studying tonight.โ€

Yumi is tired, but happy. ใ‚†ใฟใฏใคใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ Tomorrow will be another good day. ใ‚ใ—ใŸใฏใพใŸใ„ใ„ใฒใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚†ใฟใฏใญใ‚€ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Full Japanese Version

ใƒฆใƒŸใฎๅคงๅญฆ็”Ÿๆดปใฎๅˆๆ—ฅ

ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๅคงๅญฆ็”Ÿใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใƒฆใƒŸใฎๅˆใ‚ใฆใฎๆ—ฅใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ็ทŠๅผตใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๆฅฝใ—ใฟใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๆ—ฉใ่ตทใใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๆญฏใ‚’็ฃจใใ€ๆœใ‚’็€ๆ›ฟใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๆœใ”ใฏใ‚“ใ‚’้ฃŸในใพใ™ใ€‚ๆœใ”ใฏใ‚“ใฏใƒˆใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏใƒˆใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚

ใƒฆใƒŸใฏใƒˆใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใ‚’้ฃŸในใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใฏ็พŽๅ‘ณใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆœใ”ใฏใ‚“ใฎๅพŒใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏใ‚ซใƒใƒณใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๅคงๅญฆใธ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œ่กŒใฃใฆใใพใ™๏ผใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ€Œ่กŒใฃใฆใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„๏ผใ€ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใƒฆใƒŸใฏใƒใ‚นใซไน—ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒใ‚นใฏๆททใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๅบงใฃใฆใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฎไบˆๅฎšใ‚’่€ƒใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€ŒไปŠๆ—ฅใฏไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใช๏ผŸใ€

ๅคงๅญฆใงใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๅ‹้”ใฎใƒใƒŠใซไผšใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€ŒใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใƒใƒŠ๏ผใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒใƒŠใฏใ€ŒใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใƒฆใƒŸ๏ผใ€ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใƒฆใƒŸใจใƒใƒŠใฏๆœ€ๅˆใฎๆŽˆๆฅญใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ•™ๅฎคใฏๅคงใใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œใ“ใ“ใฏๅคงใใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€ใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€ๅคงใใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€ใ€ใƒใƒŠใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๅ…ˆ็”ŸใŒๆ•™ๅฎคใซๅ…ฅใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œ็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€ใ€ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ€ŒใŠใฏใ‚ˆใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™๏ผใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใจใƒใƒŠใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๅ…ˆ็”ŸใฏๆŽˆๆฅญใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ่žใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€ใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œใงใ‚‚ใ€้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Šใพใ™๏ผใ€

ๆŽˆๆฅญใฎๅพŒใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใจใƒใƒŠใฏใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚งใƒ†ใƒชใ‚ขใธ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚ไบŒไบบใฏไธ€็ท’ใซๆ˜ผใ”ใฏใ‚“ใ‚’้ฃŸในใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€ŒไปŠๆ—ฅใฎๆŽˆๆฅญใฏใฉใ†ใ ใฃใŸ๏ผŸใ€ใƒใƒŠใฏ่žใใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œๆฅฝใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€ใงใ‚‚้›ฃใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€ใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ็ญ”ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚

ๆ˜ผใ”ใฏใ‚“ใฎๅพŒใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏใพใŸๆŽˆๆฅญใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒฆใƒŸใฏไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏๅฎถใซๅธฐใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€ŒใŸใ ใ„ใพ๏ผใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€ŒใŠใ‹ใˆใ‚Š๏ผใ€ใƒฆใƒŸใฎใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ็–ฒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใ‚‚ใพใŸ่‰ฏใ„ๆ—ฅใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€‚

ใƒฆใƒŸใฏ็œ ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

English Translation

Yumi is a university student. Today is Yumi's first day. Yumi is nervous, but she is also excited.

Yumi wakes up early. Yumi brushes her teeth and gets dressed. Yumi eats breakfast. Breakfast is toast. Yumi likes toast.

Yumi eats toast. The toast is delicious. After breakfast, Yumi grabs her bag. Yumi leaves the house. Yumi goes to university.

"Goodbye!" Yumi said. Her mother said, "Take care!"

Yumi gets on the bus. The bus is crowded. Yumi sits and thinks about today's plans. "What will I do today?"

At university, Yumi meets her friend, Hana.

"Good morning, Hana!" Yumi said. Hana said, "Good morning, Yumi!"

Yumi and Hana walk to their first class. The classroom is big.

"This place is big, isn't it?" Yumi said. "Yes, it is big, isn't it?" Hana said.

The teacher enters the classroom. "Good morning, everyone," the teacher said.

"Good morning!" Yumi and Hana said.

The teacher begins the lesson. Yumi listens. Yumi studies.

"Japanese is difficult," Yumi thinks. "But, I will do my best!"

After class, Yumi and Hana go to the cafeteria. The two of them eat lunch together.

"How was today's class?" Hana asks. "It was fun, but it was difficult," Yumi answers.

After lunch, Yumi has another class. Yumi studies hard.

Finally, Yumi goes home. "I'm home!" Yumi said. "Welcome back!" Yumi's mother said.

Yumi is tired, but happy. She hopes tomorrow will be another good day.

Yumi goes to sleep.

Thatโ€™s all folks!

Let me know if you enjoyed this story and if youโ€™d like me to do this again๐Ÿ™‚ 

Have a great Sunday!

Goodbye everybody, see you next week