簡単な自己紹介(かんたんなじこしょうかい)の巻

1.出身と育った町

2.よかったら、おじいさん、おばあさんが日本に来たこと、日系3世　ルーツについて

3.少し前まで日本に住んでいたこと

4.東京について

5.サーフィンや音楽など好きなこと

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Vol.66ギャレットさんとポッドキャスト  簡単な自己紹介(かんたんなじこしょうかい)の巻

课文1：
马丁：  大卫，这是你的书吗？ 

大卫：是。

马丁：   这是  你的  词典   吗？

大卫：不是，这是      山本   的  词典。
马丁：    这 是  安妮  的 地图 吗？

大卫：  是。 马 丁，   这是  你的 本 子 吗？

马丁：     这是   我的本子。   这是     山本    的笔。


课文2：
马丁：大卫，你有本子吗？ 
大卫：有。
马丁：你有词典吗？
大卫：没有。
马丁：安妮有词典吗？
大卫：她也没有词典。山本有词典。 

课文3：
马丁：
      “安妮有一支笔，大卫有三个本子。他们没有词典。山本有两本词典。
我有一张地图。安妮也有一张地图。
这不是我的地图，是安妮的地图。

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这是安妮的地图

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I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “Gion Festival in Kyoto”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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☆Words☆
祭り（まつり / matsuri）：festival
コロナウイルス（ころなういるす / korona uirusu）：coronavirus
飾る（かざる / kazaru）：decorate
山車（だし / dashi）：festival car (float)
喜ぶ（よろこぶ / yorokobu）： be happy

日本三大祭り（にほんさんだいまつり / nihon sandai matsuri）：the Japan’s three greatest festivals
・祇園祭（ぎおんまつり / gion matsuri）：Gion Festival（Gion Matsuri is a one of the biggest festival which takes place over the entire month of July in Kyoto. The biggest event of this festival is Yamahoko. Yamahoko is the decorated float which is made by every town in Kyoto. These floats will be paraded through streets on every July 17th.）

・神田祭（かんだまつり / kanda matsuri）：Kanda  Festival（Kanda Matsuri is one of Edo’s (old Tokyo’s) great festivals. Events last one week but the highlight is the procession of more than 100 o-mikoshi (divine palanquins) from all the area’s neighborhoods to and from the shrine; experience the unbelievable atmosphere in Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara.）

・天神祭（てんじんまつり / tenjin matsuri）：Tenjin  Festival（Tenjin Matsuri is a festival held by Osaka Tenmangu shrine, Sugawarano Michizane is enshrined at and has more than 1000 years of history.）

☆Grammar☆
・～になる：become
・～ように･･･：so that / in order to
・～そうです（伝聞）：I heard that

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