📖 Study Guide
Learn Japanese through stories.
These stories include Japanese culture,
daily life, travel experiences,
and conversations between people.
1. Read the English text.
2. Read the Japanese text.
3. Use Romaji if needed.
4. Review the vocabulary.
🌸 Story
Did I forget my phone?
I’ll go back to my room
and get it.
スマホ忘れたかな？
ちょっと部屋に
取りに行ってくる。
Sumaho wasureta kana?
Chotto heya ni
tori ni itte kuru.
Sakura comes back in a panic.
さくらが焦って戻ってくる。
Sakura ga asette modotte kuru.
It’s not in my room!
部屋にないよー。
Heya ni nai yō.
I’ll try calling it.
電話してみるね。
denwa shite miru ne.
…
What?!
……
え！
…
E!
makes a cat paw with her hand.
そっと猫の手をつくる。
sotto neko no te o tsukuru.
💭 Story Note
「猫パンチ」 literally means
“cat punch.”
It describes the quick paw movement
a cat makes when it swats at something.
In this story,
Sumire makes her hand look like a cat’s paw
and playfully says,
「猫パンチー！」
It is not a serious punch here.
It is a cute, joking expression
that matches the playful moment
between Sakura and Sumire.
📚 Vocabulary
Here are some words and expressions from this story.
| English | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| before going out | 出かける前 | dekakeru mae |
| to go get it and come back | 取りに行ってくる | tori ni itte kuru |
| to panic | 焦る | aseru |
| to try calling | 電話してみる | denwa shite miru |
| cat punch | 猫パンチ | neko panchi |
「電話してみる」(denwa shite miru)
means “to try calling.”
The important part is 「〜てみる」.
It is used when you try doing something
to see what happens
or to see if it works.
For example:
「電話してみるね。」
Denwa shite miru ne.
“I’ll try calling.”
「もう一度、電話してみる。」
Mō ichido, denwa shite miru.
“I’ll try calling one more time.”
「〜てみる」 is a very useful pattern
in everyday Japanese.
It often has the feeling of
“let’s try it and see.”
🔰 Mix Words and Feel Their Meaning｜ことばを混ぜて、感覚をつかもう
Today’s expression is 「電話してみる」.
Try mixing it into English:
“I’ll 電話してみる.”
“Maybe I should 電話してみる.”
“I can’t find it, so I’ll 電話してみる.”
The goal is not to make perfect Japanese.
Think about the feeling of 「〜てみる」.
It is used when
you try doing something
to see what happens
or to see if it works.
In this story,
Sumire uses 「電話してみる」
when Sakura cannot find her phone.
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