Let's read and learn Japanese! The first part of "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats"!
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Learn Japanese by reading "The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats".
Today, we will introduce the first part!
After the talk, there is also an explanation of elementary grammar, so please watch until the end.
"The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats"
Once upon a time there was a mother goat and seven cute little goats.
One day my mother said
Mother: "I'm going shopping in town today, so please wait for me."
Children: "Yes!"
Mom: "Don't open the door of the house until I come back."
Children: "Why?"
Mother: "The bad wolf will come and eat everyone."
Children: "Okay, Mom!"
Mother: "Okay, let's go."
Children: "Come on!"
Mother went to town.
Then a bad wolf came to the kids' house.
The wolf is hungry.
Wolf: "Hihihi. Today's lunch is a baby goat."
The wolf knocked on the kid's door.
Ton ton ton…
Children: "Yes. Mother?"
Wolf: " Yes. Mother. Please open the door. "
Children: "No! Your mother's voice is softer. You're a bad wolf!"
Wolf: "Kuh! Your voice is different!"
The wolf ate the candy that made his voice clear and went to the kid's house again.
Ton ton ton…
Wolf: "Mother, please open the door."
Children: "Wow! It's Mom! Welcome home!"
The kids ran to the door.
But I can see a big black foot from under the door.
Children: "Your feet are white! You are a bad wolf!"
Wolf: "Kuh! Legs this time!"
The wolf hastily put flour on his feet to make them white .
Then he went again to the children's house and said,
Ton ton ton…
Wolf: "Mother, please open the door."
Children: "Isn't it another bad wolf?"
The children saw their feet from under the door.
It's pure white.
Beautiful voice and white feet!
Children: "Mother! Welcome home!"
to be continued………
How was it.
What will happen to the story of the wolf and the young goats? I'm curious!
Now for today's Japanese study corner.
● "I will" and "I will"
The wolf hastily put flour on his feet to make them white .
There was a sentence in this story.
"I will" that appears in the beginner's class.
Let's check the meaning first.
"I-adjective + Kushimasu" "Na-adjective + make it" "Noun + I will"
Sample1 My hair is long, so I will have it shortened at the hairdresser.
Sample2 My friend is coming today, so I will clean the room.
Sample3 Cut the rice in half.
This grammar is used when things change like long→short, dirty→clean, all→half.
So, what is the difference between "to be" and "to be"?
Let's compare.
"i adjective + will be" "na adjective + will be" "noun + will be"
Sample1 Today, I had my hair cut short at the hair salon.
Sample2 Three years ago, my hair was short, but now it's long.
Sample3 It rained heavily yesterday, so the water in the river doubled.
How about that.
In "I will", you can see that someone (I) wanted to get a haircut, went to a hairdresser, and changed from long to short.
You can see that the hair has naturally changed from short to long in 3 years.
In this way, "do" is used for things that people want to change, and "nari" is used for things that change naturally.
Also, "noun + make" can express judgment, decision, and intention.
"Verb + to do" is also used in the same way.
Sample1 (at a restaurant) I'll make tempura!
Sample2 I decided to quit my current company and start my own company.
Sample3 I decided to exercise every day from tomorrow.
"verb + koto no naru" is used when you want to express a plan or schedule decided by someone, regardless of your own will or judgment.
Sample1 I will go on a business trip from tomorrow.
Sample2 I will be in the hospital for a while, so I will be absent from school.
Sample3 From now on, bottles and cans are put in the same box.
Are you starting to see the difference?
Finally, let's take a look at how to use "verb + kotoshitateru" and "verb + kotoninetiteru".
"Verb + to do" can express rules and habits that you have decided.
Sample1 Recently, I've been trying to eat a lot of vegetables.
Sample2 After seeing the news about the accident, I decided not to drive at night.
"Verb + koto deshita" is used when you are talking about a rule or schedule set by someone else instead of your own will.
Sample1 At this store, both staff and customers are required to wear masks.
Sample2 I have a meeting with the manager next week.
How was it.
We would be happy to help you with your studies.
This time, we introduced the first part of "The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats".
If you are interested in the continuation, please come and see the second part!
See you soon!
