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Ste And Toma At A Festival
Ste: I want to watch the performance on the stage. Toma: Me, too, but is later OK? Ste: Why? What do you want to do now ? Toma: I want to get some fried chicken. Ste: Oh, but the line is very long. We need to go quickly. I don’t want to miss the performance. Toma: Yeah, you are right. Let’s go… festival: 祭り fried chicken: 唐揚げ (do something) quickly: (なにか)早く(する) miss: 見逃す
Chris Walsh
Feb 51 min read


Steve and Ringo Chat
Ringo: Are you from Vancouver? Ste: Yes, I am. Ringo: So, are you a hockey fan? Ste: No, I’m not. I’m a soccer fan. Ringo: Soccer? Do you play it, too? Ste: No, I don’t. I just watch it. Ringo: How about skiing? Do you like skiing? Ste: Yes, I do. hockey: アイスホッケー just: だけ how about ~?: ~はどう?
Chris Walsh
Aug 5, 20251 min read


Interview with The English Companion
What do you want to study? I want to study languages. I love learning languages! I want to learn French, Italian, Arabic and Chinese. What do you want to do? I want to be a teacher. I am happy in this job! Where do you want to travel? I want to travel to South America and Scandanavia. Who do you want to meet? I want to meet Shigeru Miyamoto. He makes Super Mario games. What do you want to eat? I want to eat Katsu curry! Always! language(s): 言語 French: フランス語 Italian: イタリア語 Ara
Chris Walsh
Aug 13, 20241 min read


Speaking Test Small Talk
Chris: Hello, how are you? Yohei: Hi, I am good thanks. And you? Chris: I am a little hungry, but good. What's your name? Yohei: I'm Yohei Tsubame. Chris: Thank you. Let's begin. Where are you from? Yohei: I am from Nagaoka, but I live in Tsubame. Chris: When is your birthday? Yohei: It is May 4th. I am 12 years old. When is your birthday? Chris: My birthday is August 26th. What sport do you like? Yohei: I like baseball and soccer. I am in the baseball club. Chris: Oh, cool.
Chris Walsh
Jul 4, 20241 min read


Friday - The Weekend!
What do you want to do this weekend? We want to swim. My son can't swim. We want to swim with him. Can you swim? Also, I want to play video games. I always want to play video games. But, I also want to drink coffee in a nice park. What do you want to do? weekend: 週末 with him: 彼と also: それに I also want to ~: ~もしたい always: いつも in a park: 公園で nice: 素敵な
Chris Walsh
Jun 21, 20241 min read


Ste visits Chris in Japan
Chris: Hi, Ste! How are you?! Long time no see! Ste: I am great. Chris: Are you tired? Ste: Yes, I am. A little tired. Long flight... Chris: Are you hungry? Ste: Yes! I am so hungry... Chris: OK, do you like katsu? Ste: Yes, I do. [later at the katsu restaurant] Chris: Do you like Japan? Ste: Yes, I do. It is nice. Chris: Do you watch anime or read manga? Ste: No, I don't. Chris: Do you like the katsu? Ste: Yeah, I do. The sauce is so delicious. visit(s): 尋ねる (I visit, you vi
Chris Walsh
Apr 3, 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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