Meg’s Simple Japanese Podcast

Short story 「手ぶくろを買いに《 Buying Mittens》ep1」

This story is written by Nankichi Nīmi.

He is a Japanese author of children's literature.

Although his life was only 29 years, he left us with many stories to tell.

（※About Nankichi Nīmi【Wikipedia】：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankichi_Niimi）

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Short story 「はなこさんの夏休（なつやす）み《 Hanako’s summer vacation 》ep1」

This is an original story I created.

This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

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☆Words☆

毎年（まいとし / maitoshi）：every year

遠い（とおい / tōi）：far

新幹線（しんかんせん / shinkansen）：bullet train

甘い（あまい / amai）：sweet

お土産（おみやげ / omiyage）：souvenir

辛い（からい / karai）：spicy

切符（きっぷ / kippu）：ticket

席（せき / seki）：seat

笑う（わらう / warau）：laugh, smile

→masu-form：笑います（わらいます / waraimasu）

～号車（～ごうしゃ / ～gōsha）：classifier for naming train cars

ex）１号車（いちごうしゃ / ichigōsha）、２号車（にごうしゃ / nigōsha）･･･

☆Grammar☆

・masu-form（present / past）

・～たいです：want to do

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Today’s Theme is “いただきます・ごちそうさま”.

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☆Words☆

感謝（かんしゃ / kansya）：appreciation, thanks

命（いのち / inochi）：life

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Today’s Theme is “すし《sushi》”.

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☆Words☆

歴史（れきし / rekishi）：history

東南アジア（とうなんあじあ / tōnan ajia）：Southeast Asia

保存する（ほぞんする / hozonsuru）： to preserve, to save

塩（しお / shio）：salt

江戸時代（えどじだい / edojidai）：Edo period (1603-1868 CE)

酢（す / su）：vinegar

きゅうり（kūri）：Japanese cucumber

巻く（まく / maku）：roll

箸（はし / hashi）：chopsticks

横（よこ / yoko）：turn sideways

しょうゆ（shōyu）：soy sauce

わさび（わさび / wasabi）：wasabi

☆Grammar☆

passive form

～ために

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Short story 「七夕（たなばた）《 tanabata 》」

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☆Words☆

七夕（たなばた / tanabata）：Star festival

星（ほし / hoshi）：star

明るい（あかるい / akarui）：bright

服（ふく / fuku）：clothes

牛（うし / ushi）：cow

世話（せわ / sewa）：care

ある日（あるひ / aruhi）：one day

天の川（あまのがわ / amanogawa）：Milky Way

神様（かみさま / kamisama）：God

怒る（おこる / okoru）：get angry

東（ひがし / higashi）：East

西（にし / nishi）：West

悲しい（かなしい / kanashī）：sad

橋（はし / hashi）：bridge

お願い（おねがい / onegai）：wish

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Today’s theme is “熱中症《heatstroke》”.

This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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☆Words☆

熱中症（ねっちゅうしょう）：heatstroke

体温（たいおん）：body temperature

頭痛（ずつう）：headache

めまい：dizziness

対策（たいさく）：countermeasures

喉（のど）が渇（かわ）く：be thirsty

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Today’s Theme is “こどものときの夢（ゆめ）《Childhood Dream》”.

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☆Words☆

（ピアノの）発表会（はっぴょうかい/happyōkai）：（piano）recital

叶う（かなう/kanau）：come true

☆Grammar☆

・～ので／～のに

・～かもしれない

・passive form

・～ようです

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Short story 「はなこさんの やすみのひ《 Hanako's holiday 》」

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☆Words☆

両親（りょうしん）ryōshin：parents

階段（かいだん）kaidan：stairs

運転手（うんてんしゅ）untenshu：driver

声（こえ）koe：voice

☆Grammar☆

・～へ･･･にいきます

・～ましょう

・～がすきです

・～があります／います

☆Script for this episode

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Today’s Theme is “不眠（ふみん）《sleeplessness》”.

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NHK creative library：https://www.nhk.or.jp/archives/creative/material/

I will talk about my trip to Taipei.

This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

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☆Words☆

台北（たいぺい）taipei：Taipei

空港（くうこう）kūkō：airport

工場（こうじょう）kōjyō：factory

次の日（つぎのひ）tsuginohi：next day

観光（かんこう）kankō：sightseeing

☆Grammar☆

・～が あります

・adjective（past）

・～たいです

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