#53 Short story / 魔女のパン《Witches' Loaves》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening

Today’s episode is “魔女のパン(majo no pan)《Witches' Loaves》.

This story is a simple Japanese translation of O'Henry's "Witches' Loaves.''

This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

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☆Words

魔女（まじょ）：witch

パン屋（や）：bakery

お金持（かねも）ち：rich

帽子（ぼうし）を かぶる：wear a hat

硬（かた）い：hard

茶色（ちゃいろ）：brown

絵（え）の具（ぐ）：paints, colors

画家（がか）：painter, artist

絵（え）を描（か）く：paint a picture

棚（たな）：shelf

イタリア：Italy

ベネチア：Venice

建物（たてもの）；building

２日後（ふつかご）：two days later

袋（ふくろ）：(plastic) bag

顔（かお）：face

助（たす）ける：help

青（あお）い：blue

ブラウス：blouse

明（あか）るい：bright

化粧（けしょう）をする：put on makeup

道（みち）：road

消防車（しょうぼうしゃ）：fire truck

チャンス：chance

バター：butter

ドキドキする：heart is thumping

髪（かみ）の毛（け）：hair

バカ：fool

怒（おこ）る：get angry

手（て）をあげる：raise hand

建築家（けんちくか）：architect

コンテスト：contest

線（せん）：line

奥（おく）：back, far side

脱（ぬ）ぐ：take off

化粧品（けしょうひん）：cosmetics

ごみ箱（ばこ）：trash can

捨（す）てる：throw away

☆Conjugation of verbs

ます形（けい）《masu-form》

て形（けい）《te-form》

じしょ形（けい）《dictionary-form》

た形（けい）《ta-form》

☆Grammar

～でしょう：probably

Represents a prediction of the future. (Something that cannot be clearly determined.)

・たぶん あの人（ひと）は 私（わたし）と もっと 話（はな）したいでしょう。

《There's a probability that the person wants to talk to me more.》

※I explained this grammar because it is at the N4 level.

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