{"id":4216,"date":"2014-12-07T23:35:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T23:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=4216"},"modified":"2014-12-07T23:35:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T23:35:32","slug":"learn-japanese-by-listening-to-an-old-folk-tale-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/learn-japanese-by-listening-to-an-old-folk-tale-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Japanese by Listening to an Old Folk Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is another popular Japanese Old Folk Tale series this month. \u00a0These stories are short, simple, and easy to understand so it&#8217;s perfect for learning Japanese especially for novice learners. Try following the story without looking at the translation or transliteration the first time. If you have problem following the story then, take a look at the translation or transliteration to get better understanding. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u732b\u306e\u540d\uff08\u306d\u3053\u306e\u306a\uff09- Name of a Cat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30cd\u30b3\u306e\u540d\u3000\u798f\u5a18\u7ae5\u8a71\u96c6\u3000\u6c5f\u6238\u5c0f\u8a71 4kHD Ver0,8\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fargtDxRBdU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Story\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u305f\u3061\u304c\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3001\u304a\u3057\u3083\u3079\u308a\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n\u300c\u3053\u306e\u9593\u3001\u30cd\u30b3\u3092\u3082\u3089\u3063\u305f\u3051\u3069\u3001\u540d\u524d\u304c\u307e\u3060\u306a\u3044\u3093\u3060\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u307b\u304b\u306e\u30cd\u30b3\u306b\u8ca0\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5f37\u3044\u540d\u524d\u3092\u3064\u3051\u3088\u3046\u3068\u601d\u3046\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3001<\/p>\n<p>\u4f55\u3066\u3044\u3046\u540d\u524d\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3060\u308d\u3046\uff1f\u300d<br \/>\n\u300c\u305d\u308a\u3083\u3042\u3001\u9752\u7a7a\u3068\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3044\u3088\u3002\u9752\u7a7a\u306f\u5927\u304d\u304f\u3066\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u304c\u3044\u3044\u304b\u3089\u306d\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u3044\u3084\u3044\u3084\u3001\u9752\u7a7a\u306f\u96f2\u306b\u306f\u304b\u306a\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3002\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u96f2\u3068\u3064\u3051\u306a\u3088\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u96f2\u306f\u3001\u98a8\u306b\u306f\u304b\u306a\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3002\u98a8\u306b\u5439\u304d\u98db\u3070\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3088\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u305d\u308c\u3058\u3083\u3042\u3001\u98a8\u3068\u3064\u3051\u3088\u3046\u304b\uff1f\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u3044\u3084\u3001\u3060\u3081\u3060\u3002\u98a8\u306f\u5bb6\u306e\u58c1\u306b\u306f\u304b\u306a\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3002\u5bb6\u306e\u58c1\u306f\u98a8\u3092\u901a\u3055\u306a\u3044\u3082\u306e\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3060\u306d\u3001\u3067\u306f\u3001\u58c1\u3068\u3064\u3051\u3088\u3046\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u3044\u3084\u3001\u58c1\u3082\u30cd\u30ba\u30df\u306b\u304b\u3058\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3001\u7a74\u304c\u958b\u304f\u3088\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u305d\u3093\u306a\u3089\u3001\u30cd\u30ba\u30df\u306b\u3057\u3088\u3046\u300d<br \/>\n\u300c\u3044\u3084\u3044\u3084\u3001\u30cd\u30ba\u30df\u3082\u3001\u30cd\u30b3\u306b\u306f\u304b\u306a\u308f\u306a\u3044\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u306a\u308b\u307b\u3069\u3002\u3044\u3063\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3001\u30cd\u30b3\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3053\u3046\u300d<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u305d\u3046\u3060\u306d\u3001\u305d\u308c\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3088\u300d<\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transliteration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kodomotachi ga atsumatte oshaberi o shiteimasu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kono aida, neko o morattakedo, namaega mada \u00a0nainda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hokano nekoni makenaiyouna tsuyoi namae o tsukeyouto omoundakedo,<\/p>\n<p>Nante iu namaega iidarou?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sorya, aozora to tsukeruto iiyyo. Aozora wa ookikute kimochiga iikarane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iyaiya, aozora wa kumoniwa kanawanaiyo. dakara kumoto tsukenayo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Soredemo kumowa kazeniwa kanawanaiyo. kazeni fukitobasarete shimauyo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Soreja, kaze to tsukeyouka?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iya,dameda. kazewa ieno kabeniwa kanawanaiyo. ieno kabewa kazeo to-sanaimono.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hontodane. dewa Kabe to tsukeyou.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iya, kabemo nezumini kajirarete anaga akuyo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Snnara, nezumi ni shiyou.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iyaiya, nezumi mo nekoni wa kanawanai.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Naruhodo. issonokoto,Neko to yuu nani shiteokou&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Soudane, sorega iiyo&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p><strong>English Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many children are gathered\u00a0together\u00a0and chatting about something.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The other day, I was given a cat but the cat does not have a name yet. I want to give the cat a name that implies a toughness that is superior to other cats. What do you guys think will be the best name?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, it will be a good idea to name the cat &#8220;Blue Sky.&#8221; Blue sky is huge, and it feels good to have it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No no \u00a0Clouds will beat the blue sky. So, you should name the cat &#8220;Cloud&#8221;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know, but wind will beat the clouds. Clouds will be blown off by the wind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then, should I name him, &#8220;Wind&#8221;?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, that&#8217;s not good. Wind cannot beat the wall in the house.Wall in the house will not let the wind go through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s true. Then, I will name him &#8220;Wall&#8221;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, wall will have a hole if a mouse gnaws it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then, let&#8217;s name him &#8220;Mouse&#8221;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No no, mouse cannot beat cats!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s right. I better name him &#8220;Cats&#8221; then.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, that will be the best!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is another popular Japanese Old Folk Tale series this month. \u00a0These stories are short, simple, and easy to understand so it&#8217;s perfect for learning Japanese especially for novice learners. Try following the story without looking at the translation or transliteration the first time. 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