๐๏ธReading 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, itโs a self-introduction text about me.ใ
ใใใใใฆใ่ชๅทฑ็ดนไป๏ผใใใใใใใ๏ผ
ใใใซใกใฏใใใใใฎใชใพใใฏใใพใใงใใใซใปใใใใงใใใญใณใใณใซใใใงใใพใใ32ใใใงใใใซใปใใใจใใใใใจใใใใใใคใใใใฏใชใใพใใใใใใใใกใ ใใใใใใในใใใใใใฆใใพใใใ ใใใใงใใใฉใณในใใในใใใใใใพใใใใงใใใจใฆใใใใใใใฃใใงใใ
ใใใใฏใใจใใใใใงใใพใใใ ใกใพใใใ19ใใใใ20ใใใฎใจใใใใซใชใณใซใใใงใใพใใใใใใงใใใคใใใในใใใใใใพใใใใ ใใใใงใฏใใฆใคใใใในใใใใใใพใใใใงใใใฆใคใใใฏใซใใฆใงใใ
ใ ใใใใใใคใใใใใฆใใฉใคใฟใผใปใธใใใ ใใใใซใชใใพใใใใธใงใณใใผใLGBTQ+ใใใงใใใบใ ใซใคใใฆใฏใฃใใใใใกใใฃใขใงใใใใพใใฏใใใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใฆใใใญใใฎใใใใซใปใใใฎใใใใใใฏใใใพใใใใใใใใฏใใญใณใใณใฎใใใใใกใใใฏใใใใใซใฏใใใพใใใใงใใใฟใชใใใจใฌใในใณใใฏใใใฆใใใใใชใซใใฎใใใใใจใใใฃใใใ ๏ผใใจใณใฃใใใใพใใใ
ใใใใฏใใใใใใ่จ่ใซใคใใฆใใใใใใใจใใใใงใใใ
ใฉใใใฆๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใฏใใๆ้ใใชใใใจใใใฎใซใ่ฑ่ชใงใฏใใใใใฏๆ้ใใใใชใ = I don't have timeใใจใใใฎใงใใใใ๏ผ
ใใคใ่ชใงใDas schmeckt mir gut๏ผใใใฏใใใใซใใใใไฝ็จใใ...?๏ผใจใใ่กจ็พใซใงใใฃใใจใใฏใใจใฆใใฏใฏใฏใฏใใพใใใ
่จ่ใใกใใใจใไธ็ใฎๅใๅใๆนใใพใฃใใใกใใใใงใใฃใ่จ่ใๆฏในใใใณใซใ่ชๅใฎไธ็ใใฉใใฉใใฒใใใใใใใชๆฐใใใฆใใจใฆใๆฅฝใใใฎใงใใใฌใในใณไธญใซใฏใใฟใชใใใใใใใใชใใจใๆใใฆใใใพใใใใใใใฎๅฝใฎ่จ่ใๆๅใ่กจ็พใซใคใใฆใใใคใใใใฃใฑใๆใใฆใใใฆใใใใจใ๏ผ
โใใฎใณใใฅใใใฃใงใฏใๆฅๆฌ่ชใใในใฟใผใใใฆใใฟใใชใง่จ่ชใง้ในใ็ฉบ้ใใใคใใใใใใจใใใใพใใ
ใชใฏใจในใใใใฃใใใใใคใงใใใใใฆใใ ใใใใใคใใใปใใจใใซใใใใจใใใใใพใใ
ใงใฏใใใใใใไธ็ทใซๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅญฆใใงใใใพใใใ๏ผใพใใญใ๐
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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, โkonna 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, โjikan ga naiโ to iu noni, eigo de wa โwatashi wa jikan wo motanai = I donโt have timeโ to iu nodeshouka?
Doitsugo de, Das schmeckt mir gut (sore wa watashi ni oishiku sayou suruโฆ?) 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 โminna 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 neใ๐
Mari
(English translation๏ผ
Hello. My name is Mari. Iโm Japanese. I live in London. Iโm 32 years old. I speak Japanese, English, and a little German. Recently, Iโve 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 Iโm 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, โThereโs a job this enjoyable!โ
Iโve always liked thinking about language.
For example, why do we say โใใใใใชใ (there is no time)โ in Japanese, but in English we say โI donโt have timeโ?
When I came across the German expression Das schmeckt mir gut (โthat tastes good to me,โ or , โใใใฏใใใใซใใใใไฝ็จใใ...?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 moreโand thatโs 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, Iโd 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.
Letโs keep learning Japanese together! See you ๐
Mari