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The Travels of Tan · Episode 1

タンは 山に のぼりますTan climbs the mountain

Every word is JLPT N5

The comic

大きい 山です。
It's a big mountain.
木が たくさん あります。
There are lots of trees.
木の 上を 見ました。
He looked at the top of the tree.
こんにちは。
Hello.
山の 上に 行きませんか。
行きましょう。
Shall we go to the top of the mountain? / Let's go.
そらが 大きいです。
The sky is big.

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  1. 大きい 山です。

    It's a big mountain.

  2. 木が たくさん あります。

    There are lots of trees.

  3. 木の 上を 見ました。

    He looked at the top of the tree.

  4. こんにちは。

    Hello.

  5. 山の 上に 行きませんか。

    Shall we go to the top of the mountain?

  6. 行きましょう。

    Let's go.

  7. そらが 大きいです。

    The sky is big.

Test yourself on this episode

  1. 1 / 3

    山

    よみかたは？

    How do you read it?

  2. 2 / 3

    大きい

    いみは？

    What does it mean?

  3. 3 / 3

    タンと チュンは どこに 行きましたか。

    Where did Tan and Chun go?

  4. 0 of 3 answered

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