Japanese Tales
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Grandma's Ramen

Aya, your companion
Aya, your companion

Aya invites you into a calm kitchen. Her grandmother is almost done with the ramen and needs help with very simple steps.

Help put in the right ingredient, the right amount, and the right place so the ramen doesn't become too salty.

  • 読Read with support
  • 話Choose what to say
  • 挑Try without support

Expressions you will practice

Understand when someone talks about salt in the kitchen.

塩はここです。しおはここです。The salt is here.

Understand simple instructions about putting something into something.

本をかばんに入れます。ほんをかばんにいれます。I put the book in the bag.

Understand a small amount in an instruction.

今日は少し食べます。きょうはすこしたべます。Today I eat a little.

Game in the app: drop the salt into the ramen with your finger.

This story is in the app, with its choices, the lesson and the game. On the web you can play the ones marked as free.

Interactive story

This story isn't read: it's played

In the app you choose what to answer in Japanese and the story follows what you say. If you slip, Aya's Grandmother lends a hand and you try again. 9 more scenes, plus a grammar lesson and a game, are waiting there.

Getting started is free. See what the app offers.

The 3expressions you'll practice in this story

This is what you learn by playing it, with its reading and meaning.

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