๐Ÿ“š๏ธReading Material - April 2026 โ‘ 

๐Ÿ“š๏ธReading Material - April 2026 โ‘ 

The reading materials are structured to gradually become more advanced as the story progresses.

An English translation and roma-ji version are provided after the Japanese sentence, so please give it a try!

For the first installment, itโ€™s a self-introduction text about me.ใ€€


ใ‚ใ‚‰ใŸใ‚ใฆใ€่‡ชๅทฑ็ดนไป‹๏ผˆใ˜ใ“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„๏ผ‰

ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€‚ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎใชใพใˆใฏใ€ใพใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ใซใปใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณใซใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚32ใ•ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใจใ€ใˆใ„ใ”ใจใ€ใ™ใ“ใ—ใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„ใ”ใ‚’ใฏใชใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ•ใ„ใใ‚“ใ€ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ”ใใ”ใ‚‚ใ€ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ ใ„ใŒใใงใ€ใƒ•ใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใ”ใ‚‚ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏใ€ใจใ†ใใ‚‡ใ†ใงใ†ใพใ‚Œใใ ใกใพใ—ใŸใ€‚19ใ•ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰20ใ•ใ„ใฎใจใใ€ใƒ™ใƒซใƒชใƒณใซใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ“ใงใ€ใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„ใ”ใ‚’ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ ใ„ใŒใใงใฏใ€ใฆใคใŒใใ‚’ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใฆใคใŒใใฏใซใŒใฆใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ ใ„ใŒใใ‚’ใใคใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใฆใ€ใƒฉใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒผใƒปใธใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใ‚„LGBTQ+ใ€ใƒ•ใ‚งใƒŸใƒ‹ใ‚บใƒ ใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใฃใ—ใ‚“ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒกใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใงใ™ใ€‚ใ„ใพใ‚‚ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใใ—ใฆใใ‚‡ใญใ‚“ใฎใ‚ใใ€ใซใปใ‚“ใ”ใฎใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ•ใ„ใ—ใ‚‡ใฏใ€ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณใฎใŸใ‹ใ„ใ‚„ใกใ‚“ใ‚’ใฏใ‚‰ใ†ใŸใ‚ใซใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใจใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆใ€ใ€Œใ“ใ‚“ใชใซใŸใฎใ—ใ„ใ—ใ”ใจใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ๏ผใ€ใจใณใฃใใ‚Šใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏใ€ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—ใ‹ใ‚‰่จ€่‘‰ใซใคใ„ใฆใ‹ใ‚“ใŒใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ™ใใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใงใฏใ€ใ€Œๆ™‚้–“ใŒใชใ„ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใซใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใงใฏใ€Œใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใŸใชใ„ = I don't have timeใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹๏ผŸ

ใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„่ชžใงใ€Das schmeckt mir gut๏ผˆใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใŸใ—ใซใŠใ„ใ—ใไฝœ็”จใ™ใ‚‹...?๏ผ‰ใจใ„ใ†่กจ็พใซใงใ‚ใฃใŸใจใใฏใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ใƒฏใ‚ฏใƒฏใ‚ฏใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

่จ€่‘‰ใŒใกใŒใ†ใจใ€ไธ–็•Œใฎๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๅ–ใ‚Šๆ–นใŒใพใฃใŸใใกใŒใ†ใ€‚ใงใ‚ใฃใŸ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ๆฏ”ในใ‚‹ใŸใณใซใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธ–็•ŒใŒใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“ใฒใ‚ใŒใ‚‹ใ€‚ใใ‚“ใชๆฐ—ใŒใ—ใฆใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ๆฅฝใ—ใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณไธญใซใฏใ€ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใŒใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎๅ›ฝใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ€ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ€่กจ็พใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ€ใ„ใฃใฑใ„ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†๏ผ

โ€‹ใ“ใฎใ‚ณใƒŸใƒฅใƒ‹ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใงใฏใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใƒˆใ—ใฆใ€Œใฟใ‚“ใชใง่จ€่ชžใง้Šในใ‚‹็ฉบ้–“ใ€ใ‚’ใคใใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใ€ใจใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใƒชใ‚ฏใ‚จใ‚นใƒˆใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚ใŠใ—ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ€ใปใ‚“ใจใ†ใซใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใงใฏใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ไธ€็ท’ใซๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’ๅญฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผใพใŸใญใ€œ๐Ÿ˜‡

ใพใ‚Š


Ro-ma ji

Konnichiwa. Watashi no namae wa Mari desu. Nihonjin desu. Rondon ni sunde imasu. 32 sai desu. Nihongo to, eigo to, sukoshi doitsugo wo hanashimasu. Saikin, chuugokugo mo benkyou shite imasu. Daigaku de, furansugo mo benkyou shimashita. Demo, totemo muzukashikatta desu.

Watashi wa, Toukyou de umare sodachimashita. 19 sai kara 20 sai no toki, Berurin ni sunde imashita. Soko de, doitsugo wo benkyou shimashita. Daigaku de wa, tetsugaku wo benkyou shimashita. Demo, tetsugaku wa nigate desu.

Daigaku wo sotsugyou shite, raitaa / henshuusha ni narimashita. Jenda- ya LGBTQ+, feminizumu ni tsuite hasshin suru media desu. Ima mo hataraite imasu.

Soshite kyonen no aki, nihongo no sensei wo hajimemashita. Saisho wa, Rondon no takai yachin wo harau tame ni hajimemashita. Demo, minasan to ressun wo hajimete, โ€œkonna ni tanoshii shigoto ga attanda!โ€ to bikkuri shimashita.

Watashi wa, mukashi kara kotoba ni tsuite kangaeru koto ga suki deshita.

Doushite nihongo de wa, โ€œjikan ga naiโ€ to iu noni, eigo de wa โ€œwatashi wa jikan wo motanai = I donโ€™t have timeโ€ to iu nodeshouka?

Doitsugo de, Das schmeckt mir gut (sore wa watashi ni oishiku sayou suruโ€ฆ?) to iu hyougen ni deatta toki wa, totemo wakuwaku shimashita.

Kotoba ga chigau to, sekai no kiritorikata ga mattaku chigau. Deatta kotoba wo kuraberu tabi ni, jibun no sekai ga dondon hirogaru ki ga shite, totemo tanoshii desu. Ressun chuu niwa, minasan ga iroiro na koto wo oshiete kuremasu. Sorezore no kuni no kotoba, bunka, hyougen ni tsuite, itsumo, ippai oshiete kurete arigatou!

Kono komyuniti dewa, nihongo kara start shite โ€œminna de gengo de asoberu kuukanโ€ wo tsukuritai to omoimasu.

Request ga attara, itsu demo oshiete kudasai. Itsumo, hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu.

Dewa, korekara mo issho ni nihongo wo manande ikimashou! Mata neใ€œ๐Ÿ˜‡

Mari


(English translation๏ผ‰

Hello. My name is Mari. Iโ€™m Japanese. I live in London. Iโ€™m 32 years old. I speak Japanese, English, and a little German. Recently, Iโ€™ve also started studying Chinese. I studied French at university as well, but it was very difficult.

I was born and raised in Tokyo. When I was 19 to 20 years old, I lived in Berlin. I studied German there. At university, I studied philosophy. But Iโ€™m not very good at it.

After graduating from university, I became a writer and editor. It is a media platform that shares content about gender, LGBTQ+, and feminism. I still work there now.

Last autumn, I started teaching Japanese. At first, I began because I needed to pay the high rent in London. But after starting lessons with all of you, I was surprised to realize, โ€œThereโ€™s a job this enjoyable!โ€

Iโ€™ve always liked thinking about language.

For example, why do we say โ€œใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ใŒใชใ„ (there is no time)โ€ in Japanese, but in English we say โ€œI donโ€™t have timeโ€?

When I came across the German expression Das schmeckt mir gut (โ€œthat tastes good to me,โ€ or , โ€œใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใŸใ—ใซใŠใ„ใ—ใไฝœ็”จใ™ใ‚‹...?โ€), I felt really excited.

When languages differ, the way they frame the world is completely different. Every time I compare the languages I encounter, I feel like my world expands more and moreโ€”and thatโ€™s what makes it so enjoyable. During lessons, all of you teach me so many things. Thank you, as always, for sharing so much about your languages, cultures, and ways of expression.

In this community, Iโ€™d like to start from Japanese and create a space where we can all play with language together.

If you have any requests, please feel free to let me know anytime. Thank you, always.

Letโ€™s keep learning Japanese together! See you ๐Ÿ˜‡

Mari

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