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#53 Short story / 魔女のパン《Witches' Loaves》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening


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Today’s episode is “魔女のパン(majo no pan)《Witches' Loaves》.

This story is a simple Japanese translation of O'Henry's "Witches' Loaves.''

This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.

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Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.


☆Words

魔女(まじょ):witch

パン屋(や):bakery

お金持(かねも)ち:rich

帽子(ぼうし)を かぶる:wear a hat

硬(かた)い:hard

茶色(ちゃいろ):brown

絵(え)の具(ぐ):paints, colors

画家(がか):painter, artist

絵(え)を描(か)く:paint a picture

棚(たな):shelf

イタリア:Italy

ベネチア:Venice

建物(たてもの);building

2日後(ふつかご):two days later

袋(ふくろ):(plastic) bag

顔(かお):face

助(たす)ける:help

青(あお)い:blue

ブラウス:blouse

明(あか)るい:bright

化粧(けしょう)をする:put on makeup

道(みち):road

消防車(しょうぼうしゃ):fire truck

チャンス:chance

バター:butter

ドキドキする:heart is thumping

髪(かみ)の毛(け):hair

バカ:fool

怒(おこ)る:get angry

手(て)をあげる:raise hand

建築家(けんちくか):architect

コンテスト:contest

線(せん):line

奥(おく):back, far side

脱(ぬ)ぐ:take off

化粧品(けしょうひん):cosmetics

ごみ箱(ばこ):trash can

捨(す)てる:throw away


☆Conjugation of verbs

ます形(けい)《masu-form》

て形(けい)《te-form》

じしょ形(けい)《dictionary-form》

た形(けい)《ta-form》


☆Grammar

~でしょう:probably

Represents a prediction of the future. (Something that cannot be clearly determined.)

・たぶん あの人(ひと)は 私(わたし)と もっと 話(はな)したいでしょう。

《There's a probability that the person wants to talk to me more.》

※I explained this grammar because it is at the N4 level.


☆Script for this episode

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