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Sushi

Nihon no daihyooteki na ryoori to ieba, Sushi desu.
Sushi wa gohan no ue ni iroiro na Sashimi o noseta tabemono desu.

Sushi wa motomoto Nihon no "Fasuto Fuudo" deshita.
Jikan ga nai toki, kantan ni taberu mono deshita.
Sore ga dandan kookyuu na ryoori ni narimashita.

Shikashi, saikin de wa mata yasui Sushi ga takusan taberareru yoo ni narimashita.

Shashin no 1-ban wa Maguro. Ichiban ippanteki na Sushi desu.
2-ban wa Ebi, 3-ban wa Tako, 4-ban wa Ikura, Sake no tamago, desu.
Sono hoka ni mo iroiro na sakana ga Sushi ni tsukawaremasu.

Chinamini, Genzai no Sushi no sakana wa hotondo kaigai kara yu'nyuu sarete imasu.

Maguro wa Oosutoraria, Parao, Seisheru,
Ebi wa Betonamu, Indo, Mareeshia,
Tako wa Morokko, Mooritania, Mekishiko,
Kono hoka ni mo sekai-juu no chiiki no sakana ya kai ga Sushi no tame ni yu'nyuu sarete imasu.

Nihon no daihyooteki na Sushi ni wa ima sekai-juu no zairyoo ga tsukawarete imasu.

Sate, 5-ban wa nani ka, wakarimasu ka?
Shako desu. Kore wa Tokyo-wan de toreta mono desu.

Vocabulary

arimasu

to have / to be at, exist

ban (-ban)

number, No.

Betonamu

Vietnam

chiiki

region, area

chinamini

for your information, in fact, incidentally

daihyooteki

representative, typical

dandan

one by one, little by little, more and more

de

particle indicating a place, or situation, scene, field, event involving an action

de

particle indicating range, amount, degree, period

doko

where

donna

what kind, what sort, what does it look?

dooshite

why

ebi

shrimp, prawn, lobster

Fasuto Fuudo

fast food

ga

particle indicating a subject or used in wa-ga structure

gaikoku

foreign country

genzai

present time, at present, as of (time)

gohan

cooked rice / meal

hoka

other, another, else

hotondo

almost, most, mostly

ichiban

No. 1, most, first

ieba (-to ieba)

speaking of, talking of

ieba

ba form of iimasu

iimasu

to say, tell

Ikura

salmon roe

ima

now, present, current

imasu (-te imasu)

(fp) expressing progressive or state

Indo

India

ippanteki

general, common, ordinary

iroiro

various, different kinds of, all sorts of

jikan

time

ka (-ka,)

(fp) making quoted embedded structure

kai

shellfish

kaigai

overseas

kantan ni

easily (adv.)

kantan

easy, simple (adj.)

kara

from

kono

this (object)

kookyuu

high-class, deluxe, luxury

kore

this

Maguro

tuna fish

Mareeshia

Malaysia

mata

also

Mekishiko

Mexico

mo

also, too

mono

things, object, substance, matter

Mooritania

Mauritania

Morokko

Morocco

motomoto

originally

na

used with na-adjective

nai

nai form of arimasu

nan

what

nani

what

narimasu (-ni narimasu)

(fp) expressing change, become, it will be

narimasu (-yoo ni narimasu)

(fp) expressing change; become

ni (-ni narimasu)

(fp) expressing change, become, it will be

ni

particle indicating a place where no action happens

ni

particle making an adverbial phrase

no

particle used between two nouns

nosemasu

to put on

noseta

ta form of noseru

o

particle indicating an object

Oosutoraria

Australia

Parao

Palau

ryoori

food, cuisine, dish, cooking

saikin

lately, recently

sakana

fish

sake

salmon

sarete

passive te form of shimasu

Sashimi

Sashimi, sliced raw fish

sate

well ..., now ...., then ....,

Seisheru

Seychelles

sekai

world

sekai-juu

all over the world

Shako

squilla

shashin

photograph

shikashi

however, but

shimasu

to do, play, forming shimasu verb

sono hoka ni

another, others

sono

that (object)

sore

that

tabemasu

to eat

tabemono

foods

taberareru

potential root form of tabemasu

taberu

root form of tabemasu

Tako

octopus

takusan

many, a lot of

tamago

egg

tame (-tame ni)

(fp) expressing purpose; for, in order to

to (-to ieba)

speaking of, talking of

toki (-toki)

(fp) when, in case, during, occasion, time

Tokyo-wan

Tokyo bay

toremasu

to be caught, be produced

toreta

ta form of toremasu

tsukaimasu

to use

tsukawaremasu

passive form of tsukaimasu

tsukawarete

passive te form of tsukaimasu

ue

on, above, over, top, upper

umi

sea, ocean, beach

wa

particle indicating a topic or a subject

wakarimasu

to understand / to know, find out

ya

A and B (and, something else)

yasui

inexpensive, cheap

yoo (-yoo ni narimasu)

(fp) expressing change; become

yu'nyuu (shimasu)

(to) import

zairyoo

material, stuff, ingredient

(fp) : Functional Pattern


Practices

A.Practice the following words.

Audio 1.daihyooteki [na]typical, representative
Audio 2.motomotooriginally, naturally
Audio 3.kookyuu [na]high-class, deluxe
Audio 4.hoka (sono hoka)other, another, else, besides
Audio 5.kaigaioverseas
Audio 6.yunyuuimport
Audio 7.chiikiregion, area, local
Audio 8.zairyoomaterials, stuff, data

B.Practice the following patterns.

Audio 1.to ieba,

Daihyooteki na ryoori to ieba, Sushi desu.

Speaking of typical Japanese foods,

Audio 2.dandan -ni narimasu

Sushi wa dandan kookyuu na ryoori ni narimashita.

[gradually, little by little] became

Audio 3.[potential verb] yoo ni narimasu

Yasui Sushi ga taberareru yoo ni narimashita.

became to be able to eat - expressing a change of state, ability, etc.

Audio 4.ni tsukawaremasu

Iroiro na sakana ga Sushi ni tsukawaremasu

be used for

Audio 5.tame ni

Sekai-juu no sakana ga Sushi no tame ni yu'nyuu saremasu

be imported for Sushi

Comprehension Quiz

A.Choose the correct answer.

1. Sushi wa motomoto donna ryoori deshita ka?
Kookyuu na ryoori
Jikan ga nai toki taberu ryoori
Gaikoku no ryoori
2. Saikin yasui Sushi ga taberareru yoo ni narimashita.
Dooshite desu ka?
Nihon no umi de takusan sakana ga toreru yoo ni natta kara
Sekai-juu kara Sushi ga yu'nyuu sareru kara
Sekai-juu kara sakana ga yu'nyuu sareru kara
3. Ebi wa doko kara yu'nyuu saremasu ka?
Oosutoraria ya Parao kara
Betonamu ya Indo kara
Mekishiko ya Morokko kara

For those who would like to learn more Japanese

Essential Japanese Verbs

This material explains clearly about the meaning of each verb with explaining its usage. "Key Sentences", "Practical Usage" and "Short Dialogues" also help you to grasp how you can apply each verb in communication.

Key Sentences shows you in what sentence pattern each verb is used. Practical Usage and Short Dialogues show how to use each verb in a more practical sense as in frequently used expressions and everyday conversations.

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