Chapter 15 of 17 · Explore the Japanese path
Reading · Chapter 15 of 17
First reading with help: two animals on the road
Read a short scene one line at a time, with the pronunciation and the English visible underneath. Every word in it has been glossed already, so you can practise following who did what.
≈ 4 min of reading · Practise at your own pace
What’s in this chapter
- Read the Japanese line first, then use the pronunciation and the English.
- Every word in the passage is glossed either in an earlier section or directly above the story.
- The one question in it ends in の
no rather than か ka — that is what dialogue looks like. - When a line will not come apart: read the last word first, then find the small characters glued to the backs of the others.
One new job for の before the story
One more use of の
ある日、みちで
Read the Japanese line first, then use the sound and the English beneath it. Every word here has been glossed already.
ある日、ねずみの ミナが みちに いた。
aru hi, nezumi no Mina ga michi ni ita.
One day the mouse Mina was on the road.
そこに きつねの ダラが きた。
soko ni kitsune no Dara ga kita.
The fox Dara came there.
「こんにちは、ダラ。」と ミナが いった。
konnichiwa, Dara, to Mina ga itta.
“Hello, Dara,” said Mina.
「こんにちは、ミナ。」と ダラが こたえた。
konnichiwa, Mina, to Dara ga kotaeta.
“Hello, Mina,” answered Dara.
「どこに いくの。」と ミナが きいた。
doko ni iku no, to Mina ga kiita.
“Where are you going?” asked Mina.
「もりに いく。おなかが すいた から。」
mori ni iku. onaka ga suita kara.
“To the forest. Because I am hungry.”
「もりの中に 水が ある。」と ミナが いった。
mori no naka ni mizu ga aru, to Mina ga itta.
“There is water inside the forest,” said Mina.
「ありがとう。さようなら、ミナ。」
arigatō. sayōnara, Mina.
“Thank you. Goodbye, Mina.”
「さようなら、ダラ。」と ミナが いった。
sayōnara, Dara, to Mina ga itta.
“Goodbye, Dara,” said Mina.
Three delayed recalls before the new story
These words were first decoded many sections ago. Try to recall them before revealing.
- きつね
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きつねkitsune “fox” - もり
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もりmori “forest” - 木
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木ki “tree” — the kanji for the word you first read as き.