The Elves and the Shoemaker | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input

にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input · 12:59 · Sep 21, 2026

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  1. 人です。男の人

    a person. A man

    是人。男人

  2. 小人です。小さい

    a dwarf. Small

    是小人。小的

  3. 昔昔おじいさんと

    Once upon a time, there was an old man

    很久很久以前有爷爷和

  4. おじいさんとおばあさんです

    They were a kind old man and old woman.

    是爷爷和奶奶

  5. 一枚しかない。皮が

    only one piece left. The leather

    只剩一张了。皮革

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