ともだちのうち Friends’ House

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Quiz - True or False?

Q1. The dinner served at the friend's house was Japanese food.

Q2. The host couple are British and enjoy cooking.

Q3. I played Mahjong before drinking sake.

Q4. There were a total of 12 people there.

Q5. We played many rounds of Mahjong throughout the night.

Q6. The couple's travel plans for Japan were written on a blackboard in the kitchen.

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Text without furigana and English transcript

土曜日の夜、友達の家に行きました。おいしいご飯を食べました。メキシコ料理でした。お酒も飲みました。それから、ゲームをしました。

On Saturday evening, I went to my friends' house. We had a delicious meal. It was Mexican food. We also had some drinks. Then we played games.

友達はイギリス人の夫婦です。二人ともやさしくて、おもしろいです。そして料理が好きです。私の大事な友達です。

My friends are a British couple. The both of them are kind and fun. They also love cooking. They are my dear friends.

この友達のうちには麻雀があります。晩ご飯の後で、麻雀をしました。私は麻雀の前に日本酒を飲んでいました。頭が疲れましたが、楽しかったです。

They have a mahjong set at their house. After dinner, we played mahjong. I had some sake before the mahjong. My head felt tired, but it was fun.

他の友達も来ていました。全部で大人が8人と子どもが4人いました。賑やかでした。久しぶりに会ったので、話すことがたくさんありました。麻雀は1回だけで終わりました。それからいろいろな話をしました。

Other friends were there too. In total, there were eight adults and four children. It was lively. As we hadn't seen each other for a while, we had lots to talk about. We only played one round of mahjong. After that, we chatted about all sorts of things.

この夫婦は今年、日本に旅行に行くと言っていました。台所の壁に黒板があって、日本で行きたい場所が書いてありました。

This couple said they were going to travel to Japan this year. There was a blackboard on the kitchen wall, and the places they wanted to visit in Japan were written on it.