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Starter Beginner Intermediate ใซใฟใซใใฏใคใบ Katakana Quiz Text without furigana and English translation ใใฌใใ่ฒทใใพใใใๆฐใใใใฌใใงใชใชใณใใใฏใ่ฆใฆใใพใใ We bought a television. We're watching the Olympics on the new telly. ใใกใซๅคใใใฌใใใใใพใใใๅคใใใในใฏใชใผใณใฎ่ชฟๅญใๆชใใฃใใงใใๆฐใใใใฌใใฏๅใฎใใๅคงใใใฆใใใใใงใใ There was an old television in our house. It was old, so the screen wasn't working properly. The new television is bigger and clearer than the previous one. ไปใใคใฟใชใขใงๅฌใฎใชใชใณใใใฏใใใฃใฆใใพใใ็งใฏใใฎใๅฅณๅญใฎใใฃใฎใฅใขในใฑใผใใ่ฆใพใใใใขใกใชใซใฎ้ธๆใ้ใกใใซใ็ฒใใพใใใๆฅ

Kazue Ono
Feb 20
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ใซใปใใฎใถใใ๏ผใใคใถใ SETSUBUN - Traditional Japanese Culture
ใใคใถใใฏใคใบ ใชใณใฏ SETSUBUN QUIZ LINK ๆฏๅนดใ๏ผๆ๏ผๆฅใฏใ็ฏๅใใงใใ๏ผๆใฏ๏ผๅนดใงไธ็ชๅฏใใฆใ็งใใกใฏใใใ้ขจ้ชใใฒใใพใใ็ฏๅใฏ็
ๆฐใซใชใใชใใใใซใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่กไบใงใใ ็ฏๅใฎๆฅใฏๅฎถๆใฎ1ไบบใ้ฌผใซใชใใพใใ้ฌผใๅฎถใฎไธญใซใใใใ็
ๆฐใซใชใฃใใใๆชใใใจใใใใใใใพใใใ ใใใ้ฌผใๅฎถใฎๅคใซ่กใใใใซใ่ฑใๆใใพใใ ่ฑใๆใใๆใซใ้ฌผใฏๅคใ็ฆใฏใใกใใจ่จใฃใฆใใ ใใใใ็ฆใฏใใกใใฎใ็ฆใใฏใใใใใจใใจใใๆๅณใงใใ ใใใใใ็ฏๅใฎๆฅใซใฏ่ฑใ้ฃในใพใใ15ๆใ ใฃใใใ15ๅ้ฃในใฆใใ ใใใ่ฑใฏๆ ้คใใใใพใใใใกใใใ้ฌผใฎไบบใ้ฃในใฆใใใงใใใ ๆตๆนๅทปใฎๅ็ปใฏ ใใกใ ใ

Kazue Ono
Feb 1
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ใฏใใใใ First Run of the Year
Starter Beginner Intermediate Activity: ใใใใใคใใใพใใใ๏ผ - Let's make a dialogue. โโใใ is you. ใใใ ๏ผใซใกใใใณใซ ใใใใใงใใฏใใใพใใใNichiyoobi ni kooen de hashirimashita. โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผโโใใใฏใใใใใคใใใใฉใใใใพใใใใโโ san wa, kongetsu undoo o shimashitaka? โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผ1ใใ
ใใใใซใใชใใใใใใใฉใใใใพใใใ1 shuukan ni nankai undoo o shimasuka? โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผใฏใใใฎใฏใใใใงใใใhashiruno wa suki desuka? โโใใ ๏ผ ใใใ ๏ผใใใใฏใใใใใใใใพใใใใงใใใใใฉใใใชใใใปใปใwatashi wa suki ja arimasen. demo undoo shinakya... โโใใ ๏ผ Text without furigana an

Kazue Ono
Jan 19
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ใใซใใซ! Slippery!
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใชใใใใใฏใคใบ Quiz: Select the meaning best matching the Japanese onomatopoeia. Q1. ใใซใใซใปใคใใคใ - tsuru tsuru a. Icy, smooth b. Exciting c. Clean, shiny Q2. ใญใฉใญใฉใปใใใใ - kira kira a. Sharp, smart b. Sparkling, twinkling c. Heavy, stone-like Q3. ใใฏใใฏใปใตใใตใ - fuwa fuwa a. Soft, airy b. Warm, sunny c. Slippery, slimy Q4. ใขใใขใใปใใตใใต - mofu mofu a. Soft, gooey b. Round c. Fluffy fur Q5. ใฐใใฃใฐใใฃใปใใกใใใกใ - gucha gucha a. Old, worn-out b. Messy

Kazue Ono
Jan 14
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ใตใใใใฟ Winter Holiday
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana ใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใใใใพใใไปๅนดใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใใฟใชใใใๅฌไผใฟใฏไฝใใใพใใใใ Happy New Year. Thank you for your continued support in the coming year. What did everyone do during the winter holidays? ็งใฏ้ขจ้ชใๅผใใพใใใใใถใใคใณใใซใจใณใถใ ใฃใใจๆใใพใใ12ๆ26ๆฅใใ30ๆฅใพใงๅฏใฆใใพใใใใใใใๅฏใใใๅ
ๆฐใซใชใใพใใใ I caught a cold. I think it was probably influenza. I was in bed from the 26th to the 30th of December. I slept a lot, so I've recovered. ๅคงๆฆๆฅ๏ผ12ๆ31ๆฅ๏ผใฏใใกใงใใฐใ้ฃในใฆใๅค12ๆใซ่ฑ็ซใ่ฆใพใใใใๆญฃๆ๏ผ1ๆ1ๆฅ๏ผใฏๆใใ้็
ฎใ้ฃ

Kazue Ono
Jan 2
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ใซใปใใฎใถใใ๏ผใซใปใใฎใใใใใใค
๏ผ๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใฏๅคงๆฆๆฅใงใใ็งใฏใใฐใ้ฃในใพใใใๅคใๅฎถๆใจใใฃใใใซใใฌใใ่ฆใพใใใ ๏ผ๏ผๆๅใซ็ฅ็คพใซ่กใใพใใใ๏ผ๏ผๆใซใซใฆใณใใใฆใณใใใพใใใใใใใใ็ฅ็คพใงๅใใใงใใใพใใใ ็ถใฎๅฎถใฎๅใซๅฐใใ็ฅ็คพใใใใพใใใใคใใฏ้ใใงใใใใๆญฃๆใฏใซใใใใงใใใใใใใฎไบบใๅ่ฉฃใซๆฅใใใใงใใ ็งใใกใฏ๏ผ๏ผๅใใใไธฆใณใพใใใๅฎถๆใฎๅฅๅบทใ็ฅใใพใใใใใฟใใใๅผใใพใใใๅคงๅใงใใใใใใใจใใใใใใงใใ ๏ผๆ๏ผๆฅใฏใใๅคฉๆฐใงใใใ็งใฏๆฏๅนดใใๆญฃๆใฏใคใฎใชในใงใฎใใณใ้ใใใฆใใพใใใใไปๅนดใฏๆฅๆฌใซใใใฎใงใใคใฎใชในใซๅธฐใ้ฃ่กๆฉใฎใใงใใฏใคใณใใใใใๅญใฉใใใกใซใใใใๅนด็ใ็จๆใใใใๅฟใใใฃใใงใใ ๆผใใใซใๅขๅใใซ่กใใพใใใใใกใใฌในใงๆผใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใๅ
ๆฆใฏ้ใใฆใใใฌในใใฉใณใๅฐใชใใฎใงใๆททใใงใใพใใใๅๅพใใคใฎใชในใซๆใฃใฆๅธฐใใๅ็ฃใ้ฃใน็ฉใ่ฒทใใพใใใๅๅฃฒใใฎใปใผใซใ็ฆ่ขใใใใใใในใผใใผใฏ้ใใฆใใพใใใ

Kazue Ono
Jan 1
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ใซใปใใฎใถใใ๏ผใใใฟใใก
ใ้ค
ใๅฅฝใใงใใใใใใฏ้ก้ค
ใงใใๅคงใใใ้ค
ใงใใ ้ก้ค
ใฏๆฅๆฌใฎใๆญฃๆใฎ้ฃพใใงใใในใผใใผใๅ่ๅญๅฑใใใง่ฒทใใพใใใ้ค
ใฎไธใซใฟใใใไนใใฆใใใกใฎไธญใซ้ฃพใใพใใ็ฝใใ้ค
ใจใฟใใใฏใใใใงใใใใใฆใๆใใใงใใๆฐใใๅนดใฎ็ฅๆงใฏใใใฎใ้ค
ใฎใจใใใซๆฅใพใใ ไธธใใฆใๅคงใใใฆใ้กใฟใใใชๅฝขใ ใใ้ก้ค
ใจใใๅๅใงใใ้กใซใฏๆชใใๆฐใใใฏใญ่ฟใๅผทใใใฏใผใใใใใใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๅคใใ็ฅญใใงใฏ็ฅๆงใซ้กใใใใใ็ฟๆ
ฃใใใใพใใใ ้ก้ค
ใซใฏไธธใใ้ค
ใ๏ผใคไฝฟใใใฆใใพใใ๏ผใคใฏๅคช้ฝใงใใใ๏ผใคใฏๆใฎๆๅณใใใใจ่ใใใใจใใใใพใใ ้ก้ค
ใฏ้ฃในใใใใ้ค
ใงใใ๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใฏใ้ก้ใใใจ่จใฃใฆใ้ก้ค
ใ้ฃในใๆฅใงใใๅคงใใชใ้ค
ใๅฐใใๅใฃใใใๅฒใฃใใใใฆ้ฃในใพใใใใๅใใใใๅฒใใใฏใใใใใใ ใคใกใผใธใใใฃใฆ็ธ่ตทใ่ฏใใชใใฎใงใใ้ใใใจ่จใใใใงใใ็ฅๆงใๅ
ฅใฃใฆใใ็นๅฅใชใ้ค
ใ ใใใ้ฃในใใจใ๏ผๅนด้ใ็
ๆฐใใใชใใงๅ
ๆฐใซ้ใใใใจใใงใใพใใ

Kazue Ono
Jan 1
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ใฏใชในใในใฎใใ ใใณ Getting ready for Christmas
Starter Beginner Intermediate ็งใฏๆฏ้ฑใใซใใงใงๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฌใในใณใใใฆใใพใใไปใใซใใงใซๅคงใใใฏใชในใในใใชใผใใใใพใใไธๅนดใฏๆฉใใงใใ Every week I have Japanese lessons at a cafรฉ. Right now, there's a large Christmas tree in the cafe. The year went by so quickly. ใฏใชในใในใฎๆบๅใๅงใใพใใใๅ
้ฑใใฏใชในใในใซใผใใ่ฒทใใพใใใใซใผใใ่ฒทใใฎใๅฅฝใใงใใใใใใใชใใถใคใณใใใฃใฆใๆฅฝใใใใใงใใ I've started organising for Christmas. Last week I bought Christmas cards. I enjoy buying cards because there are so many different designs, which is fun. ใใใฆใใฏใชในใในใฎๅใซๅ้ใซไผใใพใใๅ้ใซใกใใปใผใธใใฆใไบๅฎใๆฑบใใพใใใ

Kazue Ono
Dec 3, 2025
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ในใใผใใผใใใใใ Snowboard Trip
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใซใฟใซใใฏใคใบ Text without furigana ๆ่ฟใในใใผใใผใใซ่กใใพใใใๅฎถๆใจใใซใฌใชใขใซ่กใใพใใใ ๅใใฆใจใผใญใใใงในใใผใใผใใใใพใใใในใญใผใในใใผใใผใใฎๆ
่กใฏใ้ใใใใใพใใ็น...

Kazue Ono
Feb 21, 2025
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ใใฌใณใฟใคใณ Valentine's Day
Starter Beginner Intermediate QUIZ ใใฌใณใฟใคใณใฎใซใปใใ Text without furigana ไปๆฅใฏ2ๆ14ๆฅใใใฌใณใฟใคใณใงใใใฟใชใใใฎใใฌใณใฟใคใณใฏใญใใณใใใฏใชๆฅใงใใใใใใงใใชใใงใใใ...

Kazue Ono
Feb 14, 2025
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ใใใ๏ผ It's cold!
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furiagana ไปใใคใฎใชในใฏๅฏใใงใใใใใใใๆใ็ใพใใ ๅฏใๆฅใฏๅคใซๅบใๆใฏใใใใใใธใฃใฑใใใ็ใฆใใใใใฎใผใใใใใถใใพใใๆใถใใใจใใใฉใผใใใพใใ...

Kazue Ono
Jan 12, 2025
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ไปๅนด(ใใจใ)ใฎใใฆใ Plans for the Year
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใใคใใ ใฟใชใใใไปๅนดใฏใฉใใชใใฆใใใใใพใใใ ใจใผใญใใใฎๅฑฑใซใใฃใใใจใใใใพใใใ ็งใฏใฉใใซในใใผใใผใใซใใใจใใใใพใใใ ใใใใใใในใญใผใชใพใผใใพใง160kmใงใใ5ไบบใง่กใใพใใใฉใใใฃใฆ...

Kazue Ono
Jan 7, 2025
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12ๆ23ๆฅ 23 December
Starter Beginner Intermediate Katakana Games for Christmas Text without furigana 12ๆ23ๆฅ ็งใฏไปๆ8ๆใซ่ตทใใพใใใๆใใฏใใ้ฃในใพใใใ9ๆๅใซในใผใใผใซ่กใใพใใใในใผใใผใงใฏใชในใใน...

Kazue Ono
Dec 23, 2024
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็ซนๅ ใพใใใฎใฏใชในใในใฝใณใฐ Mariya Takeuchi's Christmas song
Starter Beginner Intermediate โฌๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฏใชในใในใฝใณใฐ๐ถ YouTube link Japanese songs December Text without furigana ็ซนๅ
ใพใใใฏๆฅๆฌใฎๆญๆใงใใ็งใฏ็ซนๅ
ใพใใใฎใใใฆใใชใใชใใคใ...

Kazue Ono
Dec 9, 2024
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ใใฌใฎใณใผใ Dog Coats
Starter Beginner Intermediate Q1: Who goes for a walk with the dogs every morning? A. The writer's friend B. The writer C. The writer and...

Kazue Ono
Jan 27, 2024
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ใใงใ ODEN
Starter Beginner Intermediate Q1: Weather and Food Why did the author decide to make oden? To celebrate the New Year Because of the cold...

Kazue Ono
Jan 24, 2024
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ใใใกใใจใในใฑใใ Tea and Biscuits
็งใฏๆฏ้ฑในใผใใผใซ่กใใพใใไป้ฑใฏในใผใใผใง็ด
่ถใจใในใฑใใใ่ฒทใใพใใใ ็งใฏๆฏๆฅใ็ด
่ถใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใๅ
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