Hello everyone!
It’s been a beautiful day here in Japan!
Today was the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games!
And the Blue Impulse, an acrobatic team from Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, flew over Japan!
It was really cool, so let me share it with you!
Isn’t it so cool?
Now, in the last lesson, we studied Japanese words related to sports.
This time, let’s look at some example sentences using the vocabulary we learned last time!
Here is the previous article
https://ecyjapanblog.com/lesson-no-3-words-related-to-sports/
野球 / Baseball
A: あなたの好きなスポーツはなんですか?
(Anata no suki na sport wa nandesuka?) What is your favorite sport?
What is your favorite sport?
B: 私は野球が好きです。
(Watashi wa yakyuu ga suki desu)
I like baseball.
*あなた / you
好き(すき) / like
私(わたし) / I
陸上 / Athletics
A: あなたは足が速いですね！
(Anata wa ashi ga hayai desune)
You run fast!
B: 大学で陸上部に所属していました。
(Daigaku no toki rikujoubu ni syozoku shiteimashita)
When I was in college, I belonged to the athletics team.
*足(あし) Ashi / legs
速い(はやい) Hayai/ fast
大学(だいがく) Daigaku / college
所属(しょぞく) Shozoku / belong to, member of
勝つ / Win
A：じゃんけんで勝ったら、お菓子あげる！
(Janken de katta ra okashi ageru!)
If you win at rock-paper-scissors, I’ll give you candy!
B：やったー！勝つぞー！
(Yatta! Katsuzo!)
Yes! I’m gonna win!
*じゃんけん / rock, paper, scissors game
お菓子(おかし) / snack
やったー / yay
負ける / lose
A：この試合に負けたら引退だ。
(Kono shiai ni maketara intar da)
If I lose this game, I’ll retire.
B：がんばって！
(Ganbatte)
Good luck!
*試合(しあい) / shiai
引退(いんたい) / intai
Let’s learn some new words together!
If you have any questions, please comment!
Good job today! See you back here for my next post!
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