Graded reading · Lesson 25 · N3

A story of dialects: the Japanese I learnt in Osaka

毎日まいにち聞きいているうちに、わたしの日本語にほんごもすっかり大阪おおさかっぽくなった。

An essay: the writer learnt Kansai dialect in Osaka, then hid it at a Tokyo job. Follow the feelings, and tell 「〜っぽい」 from the uses of 「〜らしい」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01The text
  2. 02Vocabulary
  3. 03Key sentences
  4. 04Culture note: dialects and standard Japanese

Practice

  • Did you understand?
  • True or false?
  • What does this sentence mean?
  • The order of events
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Fill in the blanks with words from the text

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