#53 Short story / 魔女のパン《Witches' Loaves》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening
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Today’s episode is “魔女のパン(majo no pan)《Witches' Loaves》. This story is a simple Japanese translation of O'Henry's "Witches' Loaves.'' This episode is JLPT-N5 level. I created a quiz on this episode. After listening, please take the quiz! Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices. ☆Words 魔女(まじょ):witch パン屋(や):bakery お金持(かねも)ち:rich 帽子(ぼうし)を かぶる:wear a hat 硬(かた)い:hard 茶色(ちゃいろ):brown 絵(え)の具(ぐ):paints, colors 画家(がか):painter, artist 絵(え)を描(か)く:paint a picture 棚(たな):shelf イタリア:Italy ベネチア:Venice 建物(たてもの);building 2日後(ふつかご):two days later 袋(ふくろ):(plastic) bag 顔(かお):face 助(たす)ける:help 青(あお)い:blue ブラウス:blouse 明(あか)るい:bright 化粧(けしょう)をする:put on makeup 道(みち):road 消防車(しょうぼうしゃ):fire truck チャンス:chance バター:butter ドキドキする:heart is thumping 髪(かみ)の毛(け):hair バカ:fool 怒(おこ)る:get angry 手(て)をあげる:raise hand 建築家(けんちくか):architect コンテスト:contest 線(せん):line 奥(おく):back, far side 脱(ぬ)ぐ:take off 化粧品(けしょうひん):cosmetics ごみ箱(ばこ):trash can 捨(す)てる:throw away ☆Conjugation of verbs ます形(けい)《masu-form》 て形(けい)《te-form》 じしょ形(けい)《dictionary-form》 た形(けい)《ta-form》 ☆Grammar ~でしょう:probably Represents a prediction of the future. (Something that cannot be clearly determined.) ・たぶん あの人(ひと)は 私(わたし)と もっと 話(はな)したいでしょう。 《There's a probability that the person wants to talk to me more.》 ※I explained this grammar because it is at the N4 level. ☆Script for this episode https://meg-smile.com/53-witches-loave-n5/ ☆Quiz for this episodehttps://www.italki.com/quiz/set/19438?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz ※Need to register (free)  with italki. ☆If you haven’t used italki, click the link below. https://promos.italki.com/learnanylanguage-en/?ref=meg-smile&utm_source=meg-smile&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=kol&hl=en (This is the italki page. You can receive $10 USD italki Credits in your Student Wallet within 48 hours after you make your first purchase.) ☆My profile page I teach on italki.  The link is down below. https://www.italki.com/teacher/8353871 Check out my teacher profile for 1-on-1 lessons! ☆Music BGMer:http://bgmer.net
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