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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! ๐ฏ๐ต
Itโs story time!
This story will gradually change from English to Japanese.
Iโll 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. ใใใใฏใใฟใฎใฏใใใฆใฎใฒใงใใ 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.
ใใฟใฏใฏใใใใใพใใ Yumi wa ha wo migaki, fuku wo kigaemasu. Yumi wa asagohan wo tabemasu. ใใใใฏใใฏใใผในใใงใใ Yumi wa toosuto ga suki desu.

โYumi! Donโt arch your back like that while you eat!โ
ใใฟใฏใใผในใใใในใพใใ Toosuto wa oishii desu. After breakfast, Yumi grabs her bag. ใใใใฏใใฎใใจใใใฟใฏใใฐใใใจใใพใใ Yumi wa ie wo demasu. ใใฟใฏใ ใใใใธใใใพใใ

โEnjoy your day!โ
ใใใฃใฆใใพใ๏ผใ Yumi wa iimashita. Her mother says, ใใใฃใฆใใฃใใใ๏ผใ
Yumi wa basu ni norimasu. ใใฟใฏใในใซใฎใใพใใ The bus is crowded. ใในใฏใใใงใใพใใ Yumi wa suwatte, kyou no yotei wo kangaemasu. ใใใใฏใชใซใใใใฎใใช๏ผ

โBesties for life!โ
At university, Yumi meets her friend, Hana. ใ ใใใใงใใใฟใฏใจใใ ใกใฎใฏใชใซใใใพใใ
ใใใฏใใใใฏใช๏ผใ Yumi wa iimashita. Hana wa iimashita, ใใใฏใใใใใฟ๏ผใ
Yumi and Hana walk to their first class. ใใฟใจใฏใชใฏใใใใใฎใใ ใใใใซใใใพใใ The classroom is big. ใใใใใคใฏใใใใใงใใ
ใใใใฏใใใใใงใใญใใ Yumi wa iimashita. ใใฏใใใใใใใงใใญใใ Hana wa iimashita.
The teacher enters the classroom. ใใใใใใใใใใคใซใฏใใใพใใ ใใฟใชใใใใใฏใใใใใใพใใใ sensei wa iimashita.

โI donโt want any funny business from yโall ok?โ
ใใใฏใใใใใใพใ๏ผใ Yumi to Hana wa iimashita.
The teacher begins the lesson. ใใใใใฏใใ ใใใใใฏใใใพใใ Yumi wa kiiteimasu. ใใฟใฏในใใใใใใพใใ

โIโll try my best!โ
ใใซใปใใใฏใใใใใใงใใใ Yumi wa omoimasu. ใใงใใใใใฐใใพใ๏ผใ
After class, Yumi and Hana go to the cafeteria. ใใ ใใใใฎใใจใใใฟใจใฏใชใฏใซใใงใใชใขใธใใใพใใ They eat lunch together. ใตใใใฏใใฃใใใซใฒใใใฏใใใในใพใใ
ใใใใใฎใใ ใใใใฏใฉใใ ใฃใ๏ผใ Hana wa kikimasu. ใใใฎใใใฃใใใงใใใใใใใฃใใใ Yumi wa kotaemasu.
After lunch, Yumi has another class. ใฒใใใฏใใฎใใจใใใฟใฏใพใใใ ใใใใใใใพใใ She studies hard. ใใฟใฏใใฃใใใใใใใในใใใใใใพใใ

โTime to go home!โ
Finally, Yumi goes home. ใใใใซใใใฟใฏใใกใซใใใใพใใ ใใใ ใใพ๏ผใ Yumi wa iimashita. ใใใใใ๏ผใ Yumi no okaasan wa iimashita.

โNah, Iโm not studying tonight.โ
Yumi is tired, but happy. ใใฟใฏใคใใใฆใใพใใใงใใใใใใงใใ Tomorrow will be another good day. ใใใใฏใพใใใใฒใงใใ
ใใฟใฏใญใใใพใใ
Full Japanese Version

ใฆใใฎๅคงๅญฆ็ๆดปใฎๅๆฅ
ใฆใใฏๅคงๅญฆ็ใงใใไปๆฅใฏใฆใใฎๅใใฆใฎๆฅใงใใใฆใใฏ็ทๅผตใใฆใใพใใใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใพใใ
ใฆใใฏๆฉใ่ตทใใพใใใฆใใฏๆญฏใ็ฃจใใๆใ็ๆฟใใพใใใฆใใฏๆใใฏใใ้ฃในใพใใๆใใฏใใฏใใผในใใงใใใฆใใฏใใผในใใๅฅฝใใงใใ
ใฆใใฏใใผในใใ้ฃในใพใใใใผในใใฏ็พๅณใใใงใใๆใใฏใใฎๅพใใฆใใฏใซใใณใๅใใพใใใฆใใฏๅฎถใๅบใพใใใฆใใฏๅคงๅญฆใธ่กใใพใใ
ใ่กใฃใฆใใพใ๏ผใใฆใใฏ่จใใพใใใใๆฏใใใฏใ่กใฃใฆใใฃใใใ๏ผใใจ่จใใพใใใ
ใฆใใฏใในใซไนใใพใใใในใฏๆททใใงใใพใใใฆใใฏๅบงใฃใฆใไปๆฅใฎไบๅฎใ่ใใพใใใไปๆฅใฏไฝใใใใฎใใช๏ผใ
ๅคงๅญฆใงใใฆใใฏๅ้ใฎใใใซไผใใพใใ
ใใใฏใใใใใ๏ผใใฆใใฏ่จใใพใใใใใใฏใใใฏใใใใฆใ๏ผใใจ่จใใพใใใ
ใฆใใจใใใฏๆๅใฎๆๆฅญใซ่กใใพใใๆๅฎคใฏๅคงใใใงใใ
ใใใใฏๅคงใใใงใใญใใใฆใใฏ่จใใพใใใใใฏใใๅคงใใใงใใญใใใใใฏ่จใใพใใใ
ๅ ็ใๆๅฎคใซๅ ฅใใพใใใ็ใใใใใฏใใใใใใพใใใๅ ็ใฏ่จใใพใใใ
ใใใฏใใใใใใพใ๏ผใใฆใใจใใใฏ่จใใพใใใ
ๅ ็ใฏๆๆฅญใๅงใใพใใใฆใใฏ่ใใฆใใพใใใฆใใฏๅๅผทใใพใใ
ใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฏ้ฃใใใงใใใใฆใใฏๆใใพใใใใงใใ้ ๅผตใใพใ๏ผใ
ๆๆฅญใฎๅพใใฆใใจใใใฏใซใใงใใชใขใธ่กใใพใใไบไบบใฏไธ็ทใซๆผใใฏใใ้ฃในใพใใ
ใไปๆฅใฎๆๆฅญใฏใฉใใ ใฃใ๏ผใใใใฏ่ใใพใใใๆฅฝใใใฃใใใงใ้ฃใใใฃใใใใฆใใฏ็ญใใพใใ
ๆผใใฏใใฎๅพใใฆใใฏใพใๆๆฅญใใใใพใใใฆใใฏไธ็ๆธๅฝๅๅผทใใพใใ
ๆๅพใซใใฆใใฏๅฎถใซๅธฐใใพใใใใใ ใใพ๏ผใใฆใใฏ่จใใพใใใใใใใใ๏ผใใฆใใฎใๆฏใใใฏ่จใใพใใใ
ใฆใใฏ็ฒใใฆใใพใใใๅฌใใใงใใๆๆฅใใพใ่ฏใๆฅใซใชใใพใใใใซใ
ใฆใใฏ็ ใใพใใ
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.
Thatโs all folks!
Let me know if you enjoyed this story and if youโd like me to do this again๐
Have a great Sunday!

Goodbye everybody, see you next week