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Designed to help you progress once you’re comfortable with the basics. Use it as supplementary material alongside your studies.

Pick a school grade or JLPT level and do this each day:

  1. Handwrite the passage in a notebook.
  2. Read the passage out loud.
  3. Understand the meaning of the passage (if you need help, check the English translation).
  4. Take note of the grammar points (try understanding them in Japanese first; if you need help, refer to the English translation).
N5小3 · Elementary 3July 25, 2026

うみでのいちにち

なつやすみになったので、かぞくとうみへいきました。うみはとてもひろくて、みずがきらきらしていました。おひるごはんをたべてから、みんなですいえいをしました。わたしはさかなをみつけて、とてもうれしかったです。らいねんもまたうみへいきたいとおもいます。

文法

  • 「〜ので」は理由を表し、後に結果が続く言い方です。
  • 「〜てから」は、ある動作をした後に次の動作をすることを表します。
  • 「〜と思います」は、話す人の考えや意見を表す言い方です。
English

A Day at the Beach

Because summer vacation started, I went to the beach with my family. The sea was very wide, and the water was sparkling. After eating lunch, everyone went swimming. I found a fish and was very happy. I think I want to go to the beach again next year.

  • 〜ので (because/so): expresses a reason leading to a result.
  • 〜てから (after doing something): shows the order of two actions.
  • 〜と思います (I think that~): expresses the speaker's thought or opinion.
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