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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Proverbs in the kitchen

Back in the Hanaya's kitchen, Ben has forgotten a whole scene in front of the circle, and Mrs. Sato answers with proverbs, even monkeys fall from trees, three years on a stone, fall seven times and get up eight, while Natsuki reports that Maple sleeps on his practice cushion, which earns the cat a proverb too.

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THE STORY

The Hanaya's kitchen, late on a Thursday evening, Ben back from the circle. Ben is polite with Mrs. Sato and Natsuki; Mrs. Sato is polite with him.

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みんな の まえ で、minna no mae dein front of everyone
みんな の まえ で、 ぜんぶ わすれました。minna no mae de, zenbu wasuremashitaI forgot it all, in front of everyone.
さる も、 き から おちる。saru mo, ki kara ochiruEven monkeys fall from trees.
ほしの さん は、 「さんねん」 って。Hoshino-san wa, 'sannen' tteMr. Hoshino says three years.
いし の うえ に も、 さんねん。ishi no ue ni mo, sannenThree years on a stone.
まいばん、 ざぶとん の うえ です。maiban, zabuton no ue desuevery evening, on the cushion
メープル は、 まいばん、 ざぶとん の うえ です。Mēpuru wa, maiban, zabuton no ue desuMaple sits on the cushion every evening.
ねこ に こばん、 ね。neko ni koban, neA gold coin to a cat.
わたし に も、 なにか あります か？watashi ni mo, nanika arimasu kaIs there one for me too?
ななころび やおき。 さあ、 どうぞ。nanakorobi yaoki. sā, dōzoFall seven times, get up eight. Now, eat up.