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Lesson 41

I was able to go to the campus festival, and it was fun.

Anna has recovered from a cold. Today, she is writing an e-mail to Kenta, who took her around in Shizuoka.

Lesson 41 ( 10 min. )

Key phrase:

GAKUEN-SAI NI IKU KOTO GA DEKITE, TANOSHIKATTA DESU

Scripts

アンナ 健太様
お元気ですか。
Dear Kenta
Are you doing fine?
Anna KENTA SAMA
OGENKI DESU KA.
Dear Kenta
Are you doing fine?
アンナ この間はありがとうございました。 Thank you very much for the other day.
Anna KONOAIDA WA ARIGATÔ GOZAIMASHITA.
Thank you very much for the other day.
アンナ 学園祭に行くことができて、楽しかったです。 I was able to go to the campus festival, and it was fun.
Anna GAKUEN-SAI NI IKU KOTO GA DEKITE, TANOSHIKATTA DESU.
I was able to go to the campus festival, and it was fun.
アンナ 次は東京で会いましょう。 See you in Tokyo next time.
Anna TSUGI WA TÔKYÔ DE AIMASHÔ.
See you in Tokyo next time.

Grammar tips

Dictionary-form verb + KOTO GA DEKIMASU

You can express ability or potential, if you use the dictionary form of verbs, and attach to it KOTO GA DEKIMASU (can do the thing of _).
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Teach Us, Teacher

Expressions of ability or potential
You can express ability or potential if you use the dictionary form of verbs, and attach to it KOTO GA DEKIMASU (can do / Literally, can do the thing of).

Sound Words

Feeling refreshed
Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio.

Anna's Tweets

I wrote a letter to Sakura-san's grandma, instead of an e-mail. Traditionally, you have to write Japanese in vertical lines, and from right to left. It was so hard! I will ask SAKURA-san to check.

Anna

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