Lesson 33: 大阪で 食べすぎました

N5 · Lesson 33 · 20 min — Lessons 28-32 review: eat all day in Osaka with Neko-sensei, then write it up as a diary

No new grammar in this lesson! We link Lessons 28-32 into one day of Osaka food: pick takoyaki → learn how to make it → eat too much → write a diary. In the questions, ねこせんせい is Neko-sensei, くまさん is Mr. Kuma, the takoyaki shop owner, and リンさん is Rin.

After this lesson, you can:

Grandpa's Video Call

Last lesson, Rin learned to cook ramen at くまや. Tonight is moon-viewing at the dorm, and Grandpa in Taiwan video-calls for the first time. (おげんき = well, すずしい = cool, てがみ = letter, いっしょに = together, じぶんで = by yourself, せかい = world, ねこ = cat)

Compare with 「AよりB」, change with 「〜に なりました」, give reasons with 「〜から」. Next lesson: Rin learns to use a dictionary so he can read Grandpa's letter himself!

Rin's Osaka Diary

Rin writes today up as a diary and reads it to Neko-sensei. Tap each line to hear the Japanese.

Review Word Cards

Grammar 1 / 5: Want to / Reasons

Use 「〜たいです」 for what you want, add 「から」 after a reason, and 「が」 (casual 「けど」) for "but"

Grammar 2 / 5: Some- / No-

Question word + か = some-; question word + も + negative = none; use 「に」 for the person you do something to; use 「や」 for examples

Grammar 3 / 5: Comparing

To compare two things, use 「より・どちら・ほう」. To find number one among three or more, use 「〜の 中なかで〜が いちばん」

Grammar 4 / 5: Changes

Change い-adjectives to 〜く; add 〜に to な-adjectives and nouns. Then add なります (it changes by itself), します (someone makes it so), or a normal verb

Grammar 5 / 5: Too ~ / How to

Use 「〜すぎます」 for "too ~," 「〜方かた」 for "how to," 「そして・それから」 to keep going, and 「しかし」 for a written "however"