MOUSUGU HASSAI もうすぐ八さい - Learn Japanese with Story Time

MOUSUGU HASSAI もうすぐ八さい - Learn Japanese with Story Time

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In this page, we will explore English translations of Japanese short story of ”もうすぐ八さい” (MOUSUGU HASSAI) from 2nd Grade Japanese Textbook.

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八さい MOUSUGU HASSAI

(Almost Eight Years Old)

わたしは、早おす。

I'm an early riser.

と、ぱっがさう。

When morning comes, I open my eyes in a flash.

日さまをあと、がわる。

When the sunlight hits me, I feel full of energy.

のときは、と ねね。

It’s funny—when I was just born, I used to sleep all the time.

わたしんぼうす。

I’m a big eater.

も に よ。

Now I can eat a lot more than before.

にがても に た。

I’ve even started to eat a little bit of eggplant, which I didn’t like before.

わたしは、あそが 大すす。

I love to play.

であそも すど、友だちと あそぶも ね。

I like playing alone, but playing with friends is fun too.

友だちが と、わたしも だ。

When my friends look like they’re having fun, I feel happy too.

友だちが かなと、わたしも かなう。

And when my friends seem sad, I feel sad too.

は と、な。

I never used to feel that way before.

日 日、つ かる。

Every day, little by little, things about me are changing.

な。

I wonder why that is?

に きら、「は、が、い? と、かが ね。」て。

When I asked Grandma, she said, "That’s because you’re alive. When you’re alive, you go through lots of changes.”

わたしは、今、七さい

Right now, I’m seven years old.

年 ら、とかな。

If I live eight years, will I change even more?

百年 生きたら、もっと もっと、かわるかなあ。

If I live a hundred years, will I change even, even more?

ちょっと 楽しみだね。

It’s kind of exciting to think about.

おしまい

The end

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