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Lesson 34

It's tender and delicious.

After Anna went to a campus festival with Kenta, the two have come to what’s called "a conveyor belt sushi restaurant."

Lesson 34 ( 10 min. )

Key phrase:

YAWARAKAKUTE OISHII DESU

Scripts

健太 あっ、トロが来た。 Oh, here comes toro.
Kenta A', TORO GA KITA.
Oh, here comes toro.
アンナ トロって何ですか。 What is toro?
Anna TORO TTE NAN DESU KA.
What is toro?
健太 マグロのおなかの部分です。どうぞ。 It's the belly part of a tuna. Here you go.
Kenta MAGURO NO ONAKA NO BUBUN DESU. DÔZO.
It's the belly part of a tuna. Here you go.
アンナ いただきます。
やわらかくておいしいです。
Thank you for the food.
It's tender and delicious.
Anna ITADAKIMASU.
YAWARAKAKUTE OISHII DESU.
Thank you for the food. It's tender and delicious.

Grammar tips

TTE NAN DESU KA

You can ask what something is, or what it means by adding TTE NAN DESU KA.
e.g.) TORO TTE NAN DESU KA. (What is toro?)

TE-form adjective + adjective

If you want to modify something using two or more adjectives, you change the preceding adjectives to the TE form.
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How to make TE-form adjective
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Sound Words

Tastes of food
Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio.

Anna's Tweets

We say ITADAKIMASU before meals to offer gratitude to those who cooked the meals. We also thank meat, fish and vegetables, and those who raised and harvested such blessings of nature.

Anna

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