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Let's read the story called The Little Mermaid.

This is one of the most famous of Andersen's fairy tales.

Let's read famous stories in Japanese and have fun learning Japanese!

If you don't know any vocabulary, actively look it up and expand your vocabulary!

Also, since this story is long, I will upload it in parts 1 and 2.

Today is part 1.

Well then, welcome to the world of reading!

"The Little Mermaid" part 1

There was a big castle in the deep sea.

There lived a mermaid king and six princesses.

All six princesses were very beautiful, but the youngest sister was the most beautiful among them.

In the world of mermaids, when you turn 15 years old, you can go see the human world.

Every time the sisters go to see the human world, the youngest mermaid princess

Little Mermaid: "That's great! I want to turn 15 soon and see how humans live!"

It said.

Then, the youngest mermaid finally turned 15 years old and finally decided to go out to sea and see the world of humans.

Little Mermaid: "I did it! From today on, I'm an adult princess too!"

The little mermaid was so excited that she put her head above the sea.

Then a big ship passed by.

It is the ship of the prince of the human world.

The little mermaid saw the prince dancing on the ship and immediately fell in love with him.

Little Mermaid: "How wonderful...!"

As I watched the prince for a while, I suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound of thunder.

Then it became pitch black and a storm came.

The prince's ship was rocking and shaking and looked like it was about to topple over.

Little Mermaid: “Well! It’s tough!”

When the mermaid thought this, the prince fell off the boat into the sea.

The little mermaid swam quickly to the prince, grabbed him by the arm, and carried him to shore.

Little Mermaid: "Prince, are you okay?"

The prince is unconscious and does not respond.

The little mermaid was holding the prince's hand and calling out to him.

Then a young human woman ran towards her, and the little mermaid quickly hid behind a rock.

When the woman went near the prince,

Woman: "Well, that's a big deal! Prince, are you okay?"

I called out.

Then the prince woke up and looked around.

Prince: "Oh, you helped me."

Woman: "Yes, the prince was unconscious."

The prince mistakenly thought that the woman in front of him was helping him.

When the little mermaid saw this, she felt sad and returned to her home in the sea.

to be continued…

How was it.

Since Valentine's Day is almost here, I would like to introduce you to a story about love.

Part 2 will be uploaded soon, so please look forward to it!

Now, let's start studying Japanese expressions.

Tell me your feelings today! Let's think about the difference between "I like it." and "I like it."

Do you watch romance anime or dramas?

Have you ever heard the words "I love you!" or "I love you!" in a confession scene?

These two words have the same meaning and are natural expressions.

We will explain why we add "nokoto" and introduce sentences in which "nokoto" cannot be used.

"Nothing" is used when the speaker feels that the other person "feels alive" or "has feelings and will."

Consider the following example sentence.

〇 I like sushi.

× I like sushi.

"Nothing" basically cannot be used for "things". Objects are not alive and do not have emotions, so they cannot be used.

So, do you use "I like..." for things and "I like..." for people?

No, there are times when it cannot be used by humans.

〇 I like my junior, Mr. Tanaka.

△ I like Justin Bieber.

Mr. Tanaka and Justin Bieber are both "people".

Why is it unnatural to use ``noto'' with Justin Bieber?

This is because there is a sense of distance.

In this case, Mr. Tanaka is my junior, so we always work together and sometimes go out to eat. The speaker knows Tanaka's personality well.

However, you only see Justin Bieber on TV or go to his concerts and watch his performances, but you don't know much about his true personality or private life.

Because of this sense of distance, the speaker does not feel like he is alive or has feelings or will.

It's true that the celebrities you see on TV are so glittery, but are they really real? That's what you might think.

Of course, if you are friends with Justin Bieber and feel close to him, you can also use "I like him"!

This time, we talked about "The Little Mermaid" part 1 and the difference between "I like it" and "I like it."

Did you have fun learning?

We will also be uploading part 2 of “The Little Mermaid” so please take a look!

I hope you have a nice three-day weekend.