Hello.

Yesterday was quite a warm day, but today it is getting cold again in the evening.

Please take care not to catch a cold.

Today, I would like to share with you an exercise as a sample from the 10-Minute JAPANESE A Starter Pack.

It is an exercise on how you should greet people in various situations, so please try it yourself.

I am sure you will get it right.

Then, please go ahead.

こんにちは。

昨日はかなり暖かい日だったのが、今日はまた夕方から寒くなってきました。

風邪をひかないように注意をして下さいね。

今日は、10-Minute JAPANESE A Starter Packからサンプルとして、エクササイズをご紹介します。

あなたがいろいろな場面で、どのように挨拶するのが良いのかのエクササイズですので、ぜひ、あなたも挑戦してみて下さい。

あなたならきっと正解されるのではないですか？

では、どうぞ。

Hello.

Today is March 3, the Dolls' Festival.

On Hinamatsuri, families with girls celebrate by displaying Hina dolls.

Nowadays, many households display only a pair of Dairibina dolls, but for celebrations, odd numbers are considered to be better, and the basic form of Hina-dan is seven, three, or five tiers.

Seven tiers are quite large, but let's take a look at what is placed on each of the seven tiers.

First tier

Dairibina (Dolls)

Hina dolls of both genders, resembling the emperor and empress. The male dolls are usually dressed in a sokutai and the female dolls in juni-hitoe.

Second tier

Sanninn Kanjyo

A “Kanjyo is a woman who serves the Emperor and Empress at their residence, the Dairi, and her role is that of the attendant to the Empress.

Third stage

five court-musician

Goninbayashi are the boys of the Hayashikata and Jiutai who perform Noh plays.

The five musicians, from left to right, are the taiko (drum), otsuzumi (large hand drum), kotsuzumi (small hand drum), fue (flute), and utai (recitation).

The fourth stage

The fourth tier consists of a pair of zuijin, or military officers who guard the palace, and are called "right minister" and "left minister" in hina-dan decorations.

Fifth tier

The fifth tier consists of three men, called "shicho," who are in charge of miscellaneous chores at the palace.

Sixth tier

In the sixth tier, dolls' utensils are placed, which are compared to the wedding utensils of the upper class samurai family. These include chests of drawers, nagamochi (a long wooden holder), Hasamibako , kyoudai (a mirror stand), hibachi (a brazier), garment bags, and tea ceremony utensils.

7th level

The seventh tier consists of a Jyubako in the center, with a Okago and a Goshoguruma on the left and right.

What do you think?

If you have a chance to see the Hinadana, please look at it keeping in mind what you have learned here.

It will help you understand Japanese culture by understanding the meaning of each hina doll rather than just its beauty, don't you think?

こんにちは。

今日は3月3日、雛祭りです。

雛祭りには、女の子のいる家庭では雛人形を飾ってお祝いします。

今は内裏雛一対だけを並べる場合も多いですが、お祝い事には奇数がよいとされており、雛段は七段あるいは三段、五段が基本形とされています。

七段も並べるとかなりの大きさになりますが、七段に何を並べるのかを見てみましょう。

一段目

内裏雛　だいりびな

天皇、皇后の姿に似せた男女ひとそろいのひな人形。男子は束帯姿、女子は十二単姿が一般的です。

二段目

三人官女

「官女」とは、天皇皇后のお住まいである内裏（だいり）に仕える女性のことでその役割は、お内裏様の付き人です。

三段目

五人囃子

五人囃子とは、能楽を演じる囃子方（はやしかた）と地謡（じうたい）の少年。

五人囃子は、向かって左から「太鼓→大鼓（おおかわ）→小鼓（こつづみ）→笛（ふえ）→謡（うたい）」と並びます。

四段目

四段目には、随身、つまり御所の警護の武官を一対、 雛壇飾りでは右大臣・左大臣といわれます。

五段目

五段目には、仕丁、御所の雑用を司る者たちの三人を並べます。

六段目

六段目には、上級武家の婚礼道具になぞらえた雛道具が置かれます。箪笥・長持・挟箱・鏡台・針箱・火鉢・衣裳袋・茶の湯道具など。

七段目

七段目は中央へ重箱を置き、左右に御駕篭と御所車を配します。

どうですか？

もし雛壇を見る機会があれば、ここで知ったことを念頭に見てみてください。

ただ綺麗というよりも一つ一つのお雛様の意味がわかって日本文化の理解につながるのではないですか？

じゃあ、楽しい雛祭りをお過ごしください。

Hi there, welcome to Jeni No Pika Pika Nihongo.

The audiobooks I've been introducing have been uploaded to the audiobook stand platform yesterday.

The review process will be completed in a few days and the book will be sent out, so please look forward to it.

Since yesterday, I've been receiving inquiries through Facebook.

Please wait a little longer if you have an inquiry.

Once the screening is completed, we will introduce it on the podcast.

Please look forward to it.

こんにちは。

さて、今までご紹介しているオーディオブック 、おかげさまで昨日アーディオブックスタンドプラットフォームにアップロードいたしました。

数日で審査が終了し発信されるとのことですので楽しみにお待ちください。

早速昨日から、Facebookを通じて問い合わせが入ってきております。

お問い合わせをいただいた方、もう少し待って下さい。

審査が終了したらポッドキャストでもご紹介いたします。

楽しみにお待ちください。

Hello everyone, today is March.

It's March from today, and although February was quite cold in Japan, the sunshine is getting warmer here, and there are signs of spring in the air.

How was yesterday's episode of Hinamatsuri?

March 3rd is the Hinamatsuri Festival, so I'm sure all the Japanese families with girls have their hina dolls on display now.

Well, the audiobook on learning Japanese will also be uploaded to the distribution platform today, but it will take a few more days for it to be reviewed and delivered to you.

Please look forward to it.

じゃあまあたね。

Hi, welcome to Jani No Pika Pika Nihongo.

It's already March from tomorrow.

The month of March in Japan is the Doll Festival.

Hinamatsuri is an annual event held on March 3rd.

Hinamatsuri is an event to wish for the healthy growth of girls. It is also called "Momo no Sekku" (Peach Festival) because March 3rd in the lunar calendar was the time when peach blossoms were in bloom. It is one of the Sekku festivals where people decorate hina dolls with cherry blossoms, peach flowers, hina-arare (sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festiva), and hishi-mochi, and enjoy chirashi-zushiand clam dishes.

雛祭り HinaMatsuri  "Doll Festival"

桃の節句 Momono Sekku  "Peach Festival"

雛人形 HIna Ningyo "hina dolls"

ひなあられ Hina Arare ”sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival"

菱餅 Hishi Mochi "rhombus-shaped mochi"

ちらし寿司 Chirashi-Zushi "sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top "

In houses with girls, Hina dolls are displayed and celebrated after Setsubun, but it was also said that if they were displayed after March 3rd, the girl would not be able to marry.

Japanese culture is interesting, right?

じゃあまたね。

Hi, welcome to Jeni No Pika Pika Nihongo.

There was a report from Duolingo that the number of people who want to learn Japanese is increasing in the world today.

There are more and more people who want to enjoy Japanese anime and games.

I also love Japanese anime and have watched a lot of it, and that was one of the reasons I started learning Japanese.

This new audiobook is a starter pack that is easy to understand for those who are learning Japanese for the first time.

Listen to today's sample, "Ohayo gozaimasu," and see for yourself.

But by the time you've listened to 100 lessons, you should be able to recognize quite a few expressions.

This package is perfect for those who want to watch Japanese anime in Japanese, play games in Japanese, and those who live in Japan but have difficulty speaking Japanese.

For those who are more advanced, please look forward to the future releases in order.

じゃあまたね。

Hi, welcome to Jeni No Pika Pika Nihongo.

Well, I have some great news to share with you today.

The copyright for the Audiobook that I have been telling you about has been approved.

This means that I can finally publish an Audiobook that can support your Japanese learning.

I decided to release it on March 1, the anniversary of the founding of the company I work for.

It's a little bit like fate, isn't it?

In today's episode, I tell you what the learning audiobook is all about, so please check it out and look forward to its release.

Enjoy listening and have a great day.

Hi, welcome to Jeni No Pika Pika Nihongo.

Today, let's learn some expressions to use when you go to the pharmacy to buy medicine.

When you want to buy medicine at the pharmacy, please ask "～の薬はありますか?”

If you have a cold, "風邪薬はありますか？”

頭痛薬　ずつうやく  headache medicine

風邪薬　かぜぐすり　cold medicine

胃腸薬　いちょうやく　medicine for the stomach and bowels

傷薬　　きずぐすり　ointment

虫刺されの薬  むしさされのくすり　medicine for insect bites

じゃあ、またね

Hi, welcome to Jeni No Pika Pika Nihongo

Today, let's learn what to say when you are sick.

気分が悪いです。　　きぶんがわるいです　　I don't feel well.

～が痛いです。　　　my ~ hearts

おなかが痛いです。　おなかがいたいです　　My stomach hurts.

What do you think?

Now if you get sick in Japan, you can tell them about it.

じゃあまたね

Hi, welcome to Jeni No Pika Pika Nihongo

There are cases of people being trapped in the snow, so please be very careful.

Today, we are going to do an exercise on greetings in Japanese.

In some of the following situations, which greeting is appropriate?

When you arrive at the office in the morning, what do you greet your colleagues with?

A. おはようございます

B.こんにちは

C.こんばんは

One afternoon, you go shopping and bump into a friend.

How do you greet her?

A. おはようございます

B. こんにちは

C.こんばんは

When you have dinner with a guest, how do you greet him/her?

A. こんにちは

B.おやすみなさい

C.こんばんは

Please check the answer in the episode.

Well, have a great day.