Read The Little Mermaid. Let's also think about the difference between Japanese grammar "moda" and "souda"!
Let's learn Japanese by reading the story The Little Mermaid!
Last time, I uploaded part 1, so today is part 2!
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On her 15th birthday, a little mermaid who lives under the sea went to see the human world.
Then she fell in love with a human prince who was dancing on the ship.
Suddenly, a storm comes and the prince falls into the sea. The mermaid rescues the prince, but due to the prince's misunderstanding, another woman ends up helping him...
So, what will happen to the little mermaid after this?
If you want to read all of “The Little Mermaid” part 1, click here! ↓
https://nihongojikan.jp/blog/20240211-4237/
Now, please enjoy part 2 of "The Little Mermaid."
"The Little Mermaid" part 2
Many days have passed since then, but the little mermaid still can't forget that prince.
The little mermaid desperately wanted to meet her prince, so she decided to become a human too.
He then went to the sea witch to ask her to change the mermaid's tail into human legs.
However, that witch was the scariest witch in the sea.
Little Mermaid: "I want to marry that prince. Please change my tail into human legs!"
Witch: "Oh. That's easy then. I'll give it to you if you give me your beautiful voice."
Little Mermaid: "Yes! Please!"
Witch: "And if you don't marry that prince, you'll never be a mermaid again. Not only that, but you'll turn into foam in the sea and disappear. Are you sure you want to do that? ”
Little Mermaid: "Yes, if I could meet the prince."
Thus, the mermaid asked the witch to change her legs into human ones.
Instead, I ended up with a body that couldn't make a sound.
The little mermaid immediately went to meet the prince.
She tried to tell the prince that she was the one who saved you that time, but she couldn't speak because she couldn't speak.
The prince was very kind to the little mermaid even though they didn't speak the same language.
However, the prince is already obsessed with the woman from that time, who he mistakenly believes was the one who helped him.
The woman also seemed to like the prince, and the two became very close.
The little mermaid tried her hardest to tell the prince the truth, but in the end he couldn't get it.
Then, the prince and the woman decided to get married.
On the wedding day, the witch came again and said to the mermaid,
Witch: "Oh, it looks like you couldn't marry the prince, right? Then you'll turn into sea foam. Now, if you kill the prince with this knife, I'll spare your life." good."
Little Mermaid: “That’s it…”
The little mermaid received a knife from the witch.
Then she went to the prince, approached him from behind without him noticing, and tried to stab him...
Little Mermaid: “As expected, I can’t do it!”
The little mermaid threw away her knife and ran and jumped into the sea.
I can see my body turning into bubbles.
As a result, the little mermaid turned into sea foam, but the sea remained sparkling with the little mermaid's tears.
How was it.
It was a sad story about a man who lost everything and turned into sea foam.
There are many sad stories like this in Andersen's fairy tales.
Do you remember some of Andersen's fairy tales that you read as a child?
Now, let's start studying Japanese grammar.
This time, I will explain the grammar that appeared in the story!
Witch: "Oh, it seems like you couldn't marry the prince?"
``It seems'' can be used when you think the speaker is...
Use it to describe what you feel using your eyes, ears, nose, etc.
Sample1 It looks like it rained this morning.
→ The speaker saw that the ground was wet and thought it must have rained.
Sample2 He doesn't seem to like insects.
→ I saw that he was afraid of insects, so I thought he must be afraid of insects.
Sample3 Don't you hear any strange sounds? It seems like this computer is broken after all.
→ I heard a strange noise and thought it must be broken.
Sample4 This fish seems rotten.
→ When I saw/smelled the color of the fish, I thought it must be rotten.
Now, let's learn about the grammar ``Souda'', which is often confused with ``Soda''.
"(Normal) Souda" is used when the speaker is talking about something they heard from someone else.
Sample1 I heard that Mr. Sato and Mr. Suzuki are getting married. Congratulations!
Sample2 I heard that there was an earthquake in Kansai last night. Are you OK.
Sample3 Come to think of it, Tanaka won't be participating in next month's tournament. What happened?
Sample4 It seems this year's test will be more difficult than usual. I'm worried about whether I'll be able to pass...
``(Normal form) ``Souda'' is a grammar that refers to information heard from someone, rather than the speaker's opinion or what the speaker thinks.
It can be used not only for things you hear from people, but also for things you hear on the news.
How was your learning experience today?
This time, we talked about "The Little Mermaid" part 2 and how to use "souda" and "souda."
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