✏️ Goal: Write a short diary entry in Japanese 🗒️Topic: Watching football (soccer ✅ Beginner / N5 (with romaji + English) 土曜日にスポーツオーバルに行きました。 Doyōbi ni supōtsu ōbaru ni ikimashita. On Saturday, I went to the sports oval. サッカーチームの試合を見ました。 Sakkaa chiimu no shiai o mimashita. I watched my soccer team play. けががありますから、プレーしませんでした。 Kega ga arimasu kara, puree shimasen deshita. I have an injury, so I didn’t play. チームは負けました。 Chiimu wa makemashita. Our team lost. とてもプレーしたいです！ Totemo puree shitai desu! I really want to play! 足ははやくよくなると思います！ Ashi wa hayaku yoku naru to omoimasu! I hope my leg heals soon! ✅ N3 Version 土曜日にスポーツオーバルへ行って、自分のサッカーチームの試合を見に行きました。 けがをしているのでプレーできず、少し残念でした。 試合は負けてしまいましたが、やはり自分もプレーしたい気持ちが強くなりました。 足も早く治るといいなと思っています。 🫵 Your Turn What did you do on the weekend? 週末は何をしましたか。Shūmatsu wa nani o shimashita ka? Write 3–5 sentences 😊

#JapaneseTopicTuesday 日本のどこに行きたいですか。 Nihin no doko ni ikitai desu ka? 私は富士山に行きたいです。 Watashi wa fujisan ni ikitai desu. I want to go to Mt Fuji! Comment in English or Japanese. I can help you translate your answer! Arigatou, 🙇‍♂️ Joe Sensei.

This week’s fact is about a colourful celebration you’ll see all across Japan in early May. 🎏 Japan Fact Friday — Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) On May 5, Japan celebrates Children's Day — 子どもの日 (こどものひ / Kodomo no Hi). It’s a day to celebrate children’s happiness, growth, and future. 🎏 The Carp Streamers Across Japan, you’ll see colourful fish-shaped flags called こいのぼり (koinobori) flying in the wind. Why carp? こい、鯉？ Because in Japanese tradition, koi are strong fish that swim upstream against the current. They symbolise: • strength • perseverance • success in life Families often display one koi for each child. 🏯 Samurai Symbols Inside homes, many families display: 🪖 kabuto (samurai helmets) ⚔️ warrior dolls These represent courage, protection, and a wish for children to grow strong and resilient. 🍡 Special Food On this day, people enjoy seasonal treats like: 🍃 かしわもち (kashiwa mochi) — rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves The oak leaf is symbolic too — it doesn’t fall until a new leaf grows, representing family continuity. 🧠 Why This Matters Kodomo no Hi reflects something deeply Japanese: celebrating not just children… but their character and future. Strength, perseverance, and growth are all part of the message. 🧠 Language Lesson — Talking About Children’s Day 🎏 こどものひです。 Kodomo no hi desu. It is Children’s Day. 🎏 こいのぼりをみます。 Koinobori o mimasu. I see carp streamers. 🎏 こどもがげんきにそだちます。 Kodomo ga genki ni sodachimasu. Children grow up healthy. 🫵 Your Turn Do you have a special day to celebrate children in your country? Answer in English or Japanese 😊 See you next Friday for another Japan Fact Friday 🇯🇵✨

"Those who arrive at the end of the journey are not those who began." — T.S. Eliot https://www.skool.com/japanese/classroom/78718867?md=d041cad5483747a7ba734ec91bf25f79 At the end of this lesson, you will have completed the hiragana challenge. You can now recognise hiragana. Take a moment to feel proud of your accomplishment. Omedetou gozaimasu! Congratulations! Yoku dekimashita yo! You did it!! Arigatou, Joe Sensei. @Leonardo Adoccimo @Ricardo Solomons @Kev Hear @Julia Stanley @Harry Lewis @Serdar San @Lydia Cox @Cecilia Parks @Barry Prescott

ようこそ！Youkoso!! 🙇‍♂️ Welcome to all our new members over the past week! This community is for us to learn Japanese together, step by step. Every little bit of practice adds up! This week’s question is: わぎゅうかすしか？🥩🍣 wagyū ka sushi ka? Wagyū or sushi? Rich, melt-in-your-mouth wagyū… or Fresh, elegant sushi? Which would you choose? This question is open to everyone! Bonus points: Answer in Japanese and tell us why 👇 👉 わぎゅうがすきです。おいしいですから。 👉 すしがすきです。しんせんですから。 Or try a little more: 👉 わたしはすしのほうがすきです。 👉 わぎゅうをたべてみたいです。 Looking forward to your answers! ありがとう、 Joe Sensei 🙏 @Matt Hamilton @Victoria Ramkissoon @Jonnaliza Gabayan @Haley Sadoyama @Joshua Laurence @Marc T @Alexis Chaparro @Victoria Spalding @Ashton Willis @Liam Lebeter