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No.000 Shige lives in Beppu.
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こんにちは。しげ です。
Konnichiwa. Shige desu.
今 は 日本 の 大分県 別府 に 住んでいます。
Ima wa nihon no Ooitaken Beppu ni sundeimasu.
別府 に 引っ越して きて 二年 に なりま す。
Beppu ni hikkoshite kite ninen ni narimasu.
別府 は 温泉 で とても 有名な 町 です。
Beppu wa onsen de totemo yuumeina machi desu.
毎朝 山の上 から 町 の 中 に 温泉 の 湯気 が たつ のが 見る ことが できます。
Mai asa yamano ue kara machi no naka ni onsen no yuge ga tatsu noga miru koto ga dekimasu.
私は それ を 見る の が とても 大好き です。
Watashi wa sore wo miru no ga totemo daisuki desu.
Konnichiwa. Shige desu.
Hello, I'm Shige.
ima wa nihon no Ooitaken Beppu ni sundeimasu.
I live in Beppu, Oita prefecture.
Beppu ni hikkoshite kite ninen ni narimasu.
I moved to Beppu 2 years ago.
Beppu wa onsen de totemo yuumeina machi desu.
Beppu is very famous for its hot springs.
Mai asa yamano ue kara machi no naka ni onsen no yuge ga tatsu noga miru koto ga dekimasu.
Every morning from the top of the mountain you can see the vapor rising from the hot springs.
Watashi wa sore wo miru no ga totemo daisuki desu.
I like very much to watch it.
Vocabulary
| ni sundeimasu. |
| Beppu ni sundeimasu. |
| I live in~. Use place names or place nouns
before the particle NI. Use the ~imasu verb conjugation for Present
Continuous. |
| Notes: Ooita ni sundeimasu. Ookii ie ni sundeimasu. |
| de yuumei desu |
| Beppu wa onsen de yuumei na machi desu. |
| - is famous for~. Use "subject wa" and noun (reason for being famous) before the particle DE. |
| Notes: Ooita wa karaage de yuumei desu. Akita wa oishii okome de yuumei desu. |
| ga suki desu |
| miru no ga totemo suki desu. |
| like (to)~. Use a noun or "verb + NO" before
the particle GA, to express a thing you like or action you like to
do. |
| Notes: Beppu ga suki desu. Ooita ni sumu no ga suki desu. |
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１．あなたはどこに住（す）んでいますか？
２．あなたの街（まち）は、何（なに）で有名（ゆうめい）ですか？
３．あなたは何（なに）をするのが好（す）きですか？
1. Anata wa doko ni sundeimasu ka?
2. Anata no machi wa nani de yuumei desu ka?
3. Anata wa nani wo suru noga suki desuka?
1. Where do you live?
2. What is your city famous for?
3. What things do you like to do?
Hints for your answer.
１．わたしは、＿＿＿＿に住んでいます。
Hint: put your city name, or country name.
２．わたしの街は、＿＿＿＿で有名です。
Hint: put famous things in your city.
３．わたしは、＿＿＿＿をするのが好きです。
Hint: put your hobby.
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1. Where do you live?
2. What is your city famous for?
3. What things do you like to do?