Day N4 - 9 - Using a New Rice Cooker

Visual exercise: Daily N4 - Day 9

Summary: A person bought a new rice cooker yesterday and used it for the first time. They were happy with it because it cooks rice quickly, but they accidentally broke a cup while using it. They think they will get better at using the new appliance with more practice.

This exercise complements the shadowing training in the YomiNihongo app.

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How to use this exercise
First, practice the dialogue in the app by listening and repeating the lines.
Then, observe the images below and try to reconstruct what was said.

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Practice the dialogue in the app before starting the visual exercise.

1. Look at the images.

2. Try to reconstruct the dialogue in the app

Now open the app and go to the Dynamic Text feature.

The dialogue does not need to be exact.
Look carefully at each scene and try to remember what the characters said.
Try to reconstruct the conversation in your own words while keeping the general meaning of the dialogue.
You do not need to use the exact same vocabulary, grammar, or sentence order as the original text.
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Write

Write the Japanese sentences you remember.

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Analyze

Check each word and its translation.

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Ask AI

Use the AI Assistant to review your sentences.

Compare

Compare your version with the original text.

In the app: Menu → Texts → + New Text Dynamic

3. Listening Dictation

Listen carefully to each sentence and transcribe exactly what you hear. Repeat the audio if necessary and pay close attention to pronunciation, particles, and grammar. After finishing, compare your transcription with the original sentence and review any mistakes.

1: ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„็‚Š้ฃฏๅ™จใ‚’่ฒทใฃใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใงใ™。

2: ใ“ใฎ็‚Š้ฃฏๅ™จใงใฏ、ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญใŒ็ฐกๅ˜ใซใงใใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™。

3: ใพใ ็‚Š้ฃฏๆฉŸ่ƒฝใ—ใ‹ไฝฟใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“。

4: ไปŠๆœ、ใ‚ณใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’ๅ‰ฒใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸ。

5: ใ“ใฎ่ฃฝๅ“ใจๅ‰ใฎ่ฃฝๅ“ใฏ่‰ฒใŒ้•ใ„ใพใ™。

6: ๆฉŸ่ƒฝใŒๅคšใ™ใŽใฆ、ใฉใ‚Œใ‚’้ธใถใ‹่ฟทใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™。

7: ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญใ‚’ไฝœใฃใฆใฟใŸใ„ใฎใง、ใƒฌใ‚ทใƒ”ใ‚’่ชฟในใฆใ„ใพใ™。

8: ใ“ใฎ็‚Š้ฃฏๅ™จใซใฏไพฟๅˆฉใชใจใ“ใ‚ใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒ、ไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใŒใพใ ใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™。

9: ใ‚ณใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’ๅ‰ฒใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใฎใง、ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใฎใ‚’่ฒทใ‚ใชใใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“。

10: ใพใš、่ชฌๆ˜Žๆ›ธใ‚’ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š่ชญใ‚“ใงใŠใใพใ™ใŒ、ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“。

11: ๆ˜จๆ—ฅ、ๅ‹้”ใŒ「ใ“ใฎ็‚Š้ฃฏๅ™จใฏๆŽƒ้™คใŒใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใ‚ˆ」ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ。

12: ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‰、ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚่žใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใญ。

4. Grammar & Vocabulary Output Practice

Answer the questions below out loud or write your answers in Dynamic Text in the app before checking the example answer. You can answer about your real life or make up a simple answer for practice.

Try to use the grammar: V[ใŸ-form]ใฐใ‹ใ‚Š~

Q1: ๅญฆๆ กใ‚„ๅ‹‰ๅผทใง、ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ—ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใฎใ“ใจใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹。

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1. ๆ•ฐๅญฆใฎ่ฉฆ้จ“ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใงใ™。

2. ่ฉฆ้จ“ใฎๅพฉ็ฟ’ใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใชใฎใง、ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™。

Q2: ๅฎถใง、ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ—ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใฎใ“ใจใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹。

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1. ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅฎถใซๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใงใ™。

2. ้‡ใ„ๅฎถๅ…ทใ‚’้‹ใ‚“ใ ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใชใฎใง、ๅฐ‘ใ—็–ฒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™。

Try to use the grammar: Plain form ใใ†ใงใ™

Q3: ๅคฉๆฐ—ไบˆๅ ฑใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸๅพŒ、ไปŠๅคœใฎไบˆๅฎšใ‚’ใฉใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ‹。

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1. ๅคฉๆฐ—ไบˆๅ ฑใงใฏ、ไปŠๅคœใฏๅฐ้ขจใŒๆฅใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰、ๅฎถใซใ„ใพใ™。

2. ไปŠๅคœใฏไบค้€šใŒๅฑ้™บใซใชใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰、ๆˆใ‚‹ในใๆ—ฉใๅธฐใ‚Šใพใ™。

Q4: ๅ‹้”ใ‹ใ‚‰、ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฉใ‚“ใช็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚’่žใใพใ—ใŸใ‹。

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1. ่ฟ‘ๆ‰€ใฎๅš็‰ฉ้คจใง、ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใฎๅฑ•่ฆงไผšใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™。

2. ้ง…ๅ‰ใฎ็ฅญใ‚Šใซๅ‹้”ใŒๅ‚ๅŠ ใ™ใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™。

Try to use the grammar: ใ—ใ‹

Q5: ๅฟ™ใ—ใ„ๆ—ฅใฏ、ใƒฉใƒณใƒใฎๆ™‚้–“ใŒใฉใฎใใ‚‰ใ„ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹。

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1. ๅฟ™ใ—ใ„ๆ—ฅใฏ、ใƒฉใƒณใƒใฎๆ™‚้–“ใŒไบŒๅๅˆ†ใ—ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“。

2. ไบ‹ๅ‹™ๆ‰€ใงใฏ、้ฃŸไบ‹ใฎๆ™‚้–“ใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ใ—ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“。

Q6: ๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใฎๆ™‚、ใ ใ‚ŒใŒๆ‰‹ไผใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ‹。

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1. ๅ‹้”ใŒไธ€ไบบใ—ใ‹ๆ‰‹ไผใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ。

2. ็ฒ—ๅคงใ”ใฟใ‚’้‹ใถๆ™‚、ๅ…„ใ—ใ‹ๆฅใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ。

5. Grammars used

Grammar Link
V[ใŸ-form]ใฐใ‹ใ‚Š~ → just did ~ Explanation
Plain form ใใ†ใงใ™ → I heard that ~ Explanation
ใ—ใ‹ → only / nothing but Explanation
* Some links lead to external websites with additional explanations and examples.
Final tip
For better practice, follow this cycle: listen → repeat → remember → write → analyze → compare → listen again
Go back to the app, listen again, and keep improving your Japanese.
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