cloud & rain

Water slow Water fast

水は、では、事が出来ません。
水は70%を

日本語 English ひらがな
water みず
あらゆる生命 all life あらゆる せいめい
水なし without water みずなし
生きる live いきる
地球の表面 the earth’s surface ちきゅう の ひょうめん
およそ about およそ
覆っています cover おおっています
空中で in the air くうちゅう で
水は雲をつくります water forms clouds みず は くも を つくります
それは、私たちが見る雨や雪になります it becomes the rain and snow that we see それは、わたしたち が みる あめ や ゆき に なります
all lifeあらゆる せいめい
is important to にとって たいせつ です
without waterみずなし
liveいきる
the earth’s surfaceちきゅう の ひょうめん
aboutおよそ
coverおおっています
in the airくうちゅう で
water forms cloudsみず は くも を つくります
it becomes the rain and snow that we seeそれは、わたしたち が みる あめ や ゆき に なります

8 Responses

  1. Thank you for your site, it’s beautiful and so helpful!
    (is “totte” a short way of saying “totemo” in the “Mizu” post ?)
    Merci !
    Alice.

    1. Thank you for the nice words!

      “totte” is part of the idiom “〜 ni totte”

      In this case, “seimei ni totte” means important to life. Thanks to your question, I went ahead and added a popup definition to the phrase.

      1. Thank you for your reply.
        Since “taisetsu” also means “important, does ” seimei ni totte taisetsu” mean super important ?
        Merci encore,
        Alice.

        1. No, actually in this case it just means important not super important. “ni totte” is just acting like the English preposition “to” as in “important to life.” I hope this clears it up for you.

  2. Konnichiwa Sakura!
    I stumbled across your site through an advert on Facebook. I began learning Japanese as I love Japanese horror movies and would one day like to be able to watch them without the subtitles! I found I was pickung up odd bits from the movies on my own so enrolled in a course. I loved it but was unable to continue. I have enough here to teach myself basics. Listening for me is always the best way to learn a new language, the rest follows later. I found that Japanese is actually quite easy to learn. Like other students, not being able to practise means not remembering as much. I test myself regularly on Hiragana and Katakana symbols with an easy to use app on my phone. I can get all the Hiragana correct and most of the Katakana.

    Keep up the good work and I will enjoy listening even if it’s more advanced than I am.

    Domo arigato gozaimasu.

    1. I couldn’t agree more about listening being a great way to learn a foreign language. It has always been my preferred way.

      I am glad you are enjoying the site. Good luck in your studies!