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Ste Answers A Question
Ms Kabocha: What is the answer, Ste? Ste: Er… I… Ms Kabocha: You can do it! Don’t be shy. Ste: Uh… Ms Kabocha: Relax. Take your time. Ste: Ah, 1992! Ms Kabocha: Yes, that’s right! Well done! (だれだれ) answers a question: (だれだれ) が質問に答えます answer: 答え er: えーと you can do it: あなたならできます don't be: しないで shy: 恥ずかしい uh: えーと relax: リラックスして take your time: ゆっくり時間をかけて ah: あー(わかった!) that's right!: その通り well done: よくできました
Chris Walsh
Jan 81 min read


Ste wants to try kendo!
Ste: Hey, Toma! Do you do kendo every day? Toma: Yes, I do. I love it! I want to get shodan someday. Ste: That’s great. I want to see you practice. Toma: You can come today after school. Ste: Great. Where is it? Toma: It is in the dojo. It is by the gym. Ste: OK! I am excited! Toma: Do you want to get some food after? We can get some sushi. Ste: Sounds good, yeah. I love sushi! shodan: 初段
Chris Walsh
Aug 8, 20251 min read


Ste and Toma play Tennis
Toma: Do you play tennis? Ste: Yes, I do. Toma: Great! Me too. Can you see the park? Ste: Yes, I can. Toma: We can play tennis there. Ste: Awesome! [ ... a little later... ] Toma: Nice game. Ste: Thank you. Arigato. Toma: Oh, you can speak Japanese. Ste: Yes, I can. I can read a little hiragana, but I can’t read katakana. a little later: あともうちょっと
Chris Walsh
Aug 5, 20251 min read


Pikmin!
Pikmin are friendly creatures from a strange planet. They help Olimar! Red Pikmin: They are strong. They can touch fire! Blue Pikmin: They can swim. They can't touch fire. Yellow Pikmin: They can use electricity! They can't swim or touch fire. Rock Pikmin: They can break glass. You can't squash them! Winged Pikmin: They are not strong, but they can fly! Ice Pikmin: They can freeze water and enemies. Glow Pikmin: They can fight at night. Oatchi is our friend. He can carry heav
Chris Walsh
Mar 15, 20241 min read


The English Companion
Hi there. I am Chris. I live in Tsubame in Niigata. I am the Tsubame Traveler! I am from the UK and am an English teacher. Are you Japanese? I like video games. I love Nintendo! I play soccer and do kyudo. I also like sumo. Do you like sumo, too? I can speak English, Spanish, German and a little Japanese. I study Japanese. I study Japanese every day. I can't eat natto! Can you eat natto? Do you like natto??! I can read quite a few kanji but I can't write kanji well. The ka
Chris Walsh
Mar 5, 20241 min read
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