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		<title>Audio Blog #70 - Sapporo Snow Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<dc:subject>Throwback Thursday</dc:subject><dc:subject>  festival</dc:subject><dc:subject>  Sapporo</dc:subject><dc:subject>Polite</dc:subject><dc:subject>traditions</dc:subject>
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-------Lesson Dialog-------

----Formal ----

札幌雪祭り

みなさんこんにちは、美樹のブログです。
毎日寒い日が続いていますね。
みなさんの国にはもう雪は降りましたか？
雪が降るととても寒いし、電車が止まったりして困りますが、私は雪が降るとわくわくします。
毎年、東京にはあまり雪は降りませんが、日本の北にある北海道には毎年たくさんの雪が降ります。冬の北海道はとても寒いですが、「さっぽろ雪祭り」に一度は行ってみたいと思っています。「さっぽろ雪祭り」は北海道で行われる最も大規模なイベントの一つで、国内外から２００万人程の人が訪れます。このイベントでは氷や雪のオブジェが作られます。大きいもので幅４０メートル、小さいものは２メートル四方と大きさは様々です。
&lt;S1!&gt;オブジェはその年の流行や出来事をテーマにしているものもあり、遊び心があって楽しいです。
夜になると雪と氷のオブジェはライトアップされて、昼間よりもずっときれいになります。

このイベントを行うために、札幌にはきれいな白い雪が５トントラックで６０００台分も運ばれてきます。２００７年は雪不足のため、自衛隊がヘリコプターで山から雪を運んできました。雪が少なかったのは温暖化の影響でしょうか。

今年、さっぽろ雪祭りは２月５日から１１日まで開催されます。
みなさんの国の冬のお祭りを教えてください。

それでは、また来週！

----Formal English----

Hello everyone.  This is Miki's blog!

Ever day is quite cold these days, isn't it?
Has snow fallen in your country yet?
When it is falling snow, it gets very cold and we will be in trouble for the trains will stop.  Nevertheless, I get very excited when it is falling snow.
Every year, it doesn't snow much in Tokyo, but Hokkaido, a place North of Japan, a lot of snow falls each year.  Although winter in Sapporo is very cold, I wish that I can go to &quot;Sapporo Snow Festival&quot; at least once.  &quot;Sapporo Snow Festival&quot; is one of the biggest event that is held in Sapporo, and about 2 million people all over the world visit this event.  In this event, statues are made from snow and ice.  The sizes are varied; the largest one has 40 meter in width, and the smallest one has 2 square meters.
Some of the statues are based on the popular thing and events that happened within the year.  It is both creative and fun.  In the evening, the snow and ice statues are illuminated, and are much more beautiful than afternoon.

In order to hold this event, beautiful white snow is carried to Sapporo using 6000 5-ton truck.  In 2007, due to lack of snow, the national defense army had to  transport snow from the mountain using helicopters.  Maybe the reason there was a little snow is because of global warming. 

This year, the Sapporo Snow Festival will be held from February fifth till the 11th.  
Please tell me about your country's winter festival.

I'll talk to you next week!

----Formal Romanization----

Mina-san konnichiwa, Miki no Burogu desu.

Mainichi samui hi ga tsuduite imasu ne.
Mina-san no kuni ni wa mō yuki wa furimashita ka?
Yuki ga furu to totemo samui shi, densha ga tomattari shite komarimasu ga, watashi wa yuki ga furu to waku-waku shimasu.
Maitoshi, Tōkyō ni wa amari yuki wa furimasen ga, Nihon no kita ni aru Hokkaidō ni wa maitoshi takusan no yuki ga furimasu. Fuyu no Hokkaidō wa totemo samui desu ga, &quot;Sapporo Yuki Matsuri&quot; ni ichi-do wa itte mitai to omotte imasu. &quot;Sapporo Yuki Matsuri&quot; wa Hokkaidō de okonawareru mottomo daikibo na ibento no hitotsu de, kokunaigai kara 200 mannin hodo no hito ga otozuremasu. Kono ibento de wa kōri ya yuki no obuje ga tsukuraremasu. Ōkii mono de haba 40 mētoru, chiisai mono wa 2 mētoru shihō to ōkisa wa samazama desu.
Obuje wa sono toshi no ryūkō ya dekigoto o tēma ni shite iru mono mo ari, asobi gokoro ga atte tanoshii desu.
Yoru ni naru to yuki to kōri no obuje wa raitoappu sarete, hiruma yori mo zutto kirei ni narimasu.

Kono ibento o okonau tame ni, Sapporo ni wa kirei na shiroi yuki ga go-ton torakku de rokusen-dai bun mo hakob arete kimasu. Nisennana-nen wa yuki busoku no tame, jieitai ga herikoputā de yama kara yuki o hakonde kimashita. Yuki ga sukunakatta no wa ondanka no eikyō deshō ka.

Kotoshi, Sapporo Yuki Matsuri wa Nigatsu itsu-ka kara jūichi-nichi made kaisai saremasu.
Mina-san no kuni no fuyu no o-matsuri o oshiete kudasai.

Soredewa, mata raishū!

----Formal Vowelled----

みなさんこんにちは、みきのブログです。

まいにちさむいひがつづいていますね。
みなさんのくににはもうゆきはふりましたか？
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		<title>Upper Intermediate S5 #3 - I Hope That&#8217;s the Last Bear Attack in Japan</title>
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-------Lesson Dialog-------

----Formal ----

妻：お帰りなさい。東京出張はどうだった。
:出かけたっきり連絡ないから心配してたのよ。
夫：ごめん、忙しくてさ。出張はこれっきりにしてほしいよ。
娘：お帰り、パパ。
夫：はい、お土産。貞子の好きな熊のプー様のぬいぐるみだよ。
娘：わーい。ありがとう。
夫：それ、東京だけでしか買えないんだぞ。
妻：あら、ホント。東京でのみ販売って書いてある。何か食べる？
夫：ビールだけもらうよ。
妻：今、用意するね。

アナウンサー：今日の午後　山形県港市の住宅街にて、女性が熊に襲われ重傷を負いました。

夫：港市？すぐ近くじゃないか。

アナウンサー：本日午後、一時半頃　山形県港市に住む持田金さん89歳が自宅の庭で掃除をしていたところ　背後から熊に襲われました。
:持田さんは顔の骨を折るなど、全治２ヶ月の怪我を負いました。
:熊はその後、持田さん宅から１キロメートル離れた公園で遊んでいるところを射殺されました。

娘：熊、殺されちゃったの？かわいそう。
夫：襲われた人もかわいそうだぞ。
&lt;会話を通して聞く&gt;

----Formal Vowelled----

つま：おかえりなさい。とうきょうしゅっちょうはどうだった。
:でかけたっきりれんらくないからしんぱいしてたのよ。
おっと：ごめん、いそがしくてさ。しゅっちょうはこれっきりにしてほしいよ。
むすめ：おかえり、パパ。
おっと：はい、おみやげ。さだこのすきなくまのプーさまのぬいぐるみだよ。
むすめ：わーい。ありがとう。
おっと：それ、とうきょうだけでしかかえないんだぞ。
つま：あら、ホント。とうきょうでのみはんばいってかいてある。なにかたべる？
おっと：ビールだけもらうよ。
つま：いま、よういするね。

アナウンサー：きょうのごご　やまがたけんみなとしのじゅうたくがいにて、じょせいがくまにおそわれじゅうしょうをおいました。

おっと：みなとし？すぐちかくじゃないか。

アナウンサー：ほんじつごご、いちじはんごろ　やまがたけんみなとしにすむもちだかねさんはちじゅうきゅうさいがじたくのにわでそうじをしていたところ　はいごからくまにおそわれました。
:もちださんはかおのほねをおるなど、ぜんち２がつのけがをおいました。
:くまはそのご、もちださんたくからいちキロメートルはなれたこうえんであそんでいるところをしゃさつされました。

むすめ：くま、ころされちゃったの？かわいそう。
おっと：おそわれたひともかわいそうだぞ。

----Formal Romanization----

Tsuma: Okaerinasai. Tōkyōshucchō wa dō datta.
: Dekaketakkiri renraku nai kara shinpai shite ta no yo.
Otto: Gomen, isogashikute sa. Shucchō wa korekkiri ni shite hoshii yo.
Musume: Okaeri, papa.
Otto: Hai, o-miyage. Sadako no suki na kuma no pū sama no nuigurumi da yo.
Musume: Wāi. Arigatō.
Otto: Sore, Tōkyō dake de shika kaenai n da zo.
Tsuma: Ara, honto. Tōkyō de nomi hanbai tte kaite aru. Nani ka taberu?
Otto: Bīru dake morau yo.
Tsuma: Ima, yōi suru ne.

Anaunsā: Kyō no gogo yamagata-ken minato-shi no jūtakugai nite, josei ga kuma ni osoware jūshō o oimashita.

Otto: Minato-shi? Sugu chikaku ja nai ka.

Anaunsā: Honjitsu gogo, ichi-ji han goro yamagata-ken minato-shi ni sumu Mochida Kane-san hachi-jū kyū-sai ga jitaku no niwa de sōji o shite ita tokoro haigo kara kuma ni osowaremashita.
: Mochida-san wa kao no hone o oru nado, zenchi ni-kagetsu no kega o oimashita.
: Kuma wa sonogo, mochida-san taku kara ichi-kiromētoru hanareta kōen de asonde iru tokoro o shasatsu saremashita.

Musume: Kuma, korosarechatta no? Kawaisō.
Otto: Osowareta hito mo kawaisō da zo.

----Formal English----

Wife: Welcome home. How was your business trip to Tokyo? You didn't contact me after you left, so I was worried, you know!
Husband: Sorry, I was busy, you know. I want this to be the last business trip I go on.
Daughter: Welcome home, Daddy.
Husband: Here you go, your souvenir. It's a soft toy Pooh bear, the one that you like.
Daughter: Yaaay! Thanks!
Husband: You can only buy that in Tokyo.
Wife: Oh my, that's right. It says &quot;Only for sale in Tokyo.&quot; Do you want something to eat?
Husband: I'll just have a beer.
Wife: I'll get it for you now.
Newsreader: This afternoon, in a residential area in Yamagata Prefecture's Minato City, a woman was attacked by a bear and suffered serious injuries.
Husband: Minato City? That's really close, isn't it?
Newsreader: Today at around one-thirty this afternoon, Ms. Kane Mochida, aged eighty-nine, who lived in Yamagata Prefecture's Minato City, was attacked from behind by a bear as she swept the garden of her home.
: Ms. Mochida broke bones in her face, etc., receiving injuries that will take two months to fully heal.
: Following the incident, the bear was shot and killed while playing in a park one kilometer from Ms. Mochida's home.
Daughter: The bear got killed? Poor thing.
Husband: It's the person who got attacked that you should feel sorry for!

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		<title>Absolute Beginner S2 #3 - A Japanese Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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----Formal ----

（At a Japanese class)
テイラー：はじめまして。わたし は Taylorです。
:かいしゃいん です。
:よろしく おねがいします。

ニコール：わたし は Nicoleです。しゅふです。
:よろしく おねがいします。

ルイス：こんにちは。ぼく は Luisです。がくせいです。
:ぼく は メキシコじんです。
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----Formal Romanization----

( At a Japanese class)
Teirā: Hajimemashite. Watashi wa Taylor desu. :Kaishain desu.
: Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Nikoru: Watashi wa Nicole desu.
: Shufu desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Ruisu: Konnichiwa. Boku wa Luis desu. Gakusei desu.
: Boku wa Mekishiko-jin desu.

----Formal English----

(At a Japanese class)
Taylor: Nice to meet you. I'm Taylor. 
: I'm a company employee.
: It's a pleasure to meet you. 
Nicole： I'm Nicole. I'm a homemaker.
: It's a pleasure to meet you. 
Luis： Hello. I'm Luis. I'm a student. 
: I'm Mexican.

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	<dc:subject>Learn Japanese Grammar Video - Absolute Beginner</dc:subject><dc:subject>   jikan</dc:subject><dc:subject>   telling the time</dc:subject><dc:subject>Asking for the time in Japanese</dc:subject><dc:subject>nan ji desu ka</dc:subject>
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		<title>Beginner Lesson S2 #21 - Pasta a Plenty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<dc:subject>Throwback Thursday</dc:subject><dc:subject> masen ka</dc:subject><dc:subject>going to lunch</dc:subject><dc:subject>inviting people to do things</dc:subject><dc:subject>Polite</dc:subject>
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-------Lesson Dialog-------

----Formal ----

岡田:あっ、もう１２時半ですね。田淵さん一緒に食事しませんか。
田淵:それはいいですね。この辺に岡田さんのお気に入りのレストランはありますか。
岡田:え〜っと......じゃあ、あの郵便局の隣においしいスパゲティ屋さんがありますが.....どうですか。
田淵:そのスパゲティ屋さんにはどんなメニューがありますか。
岡田:ナポリタン、ミートソース、ボンゴレ......何でもありますよ。
田淵：それはすばらしい。ピザはありますか。
岡田:あー、残念ですが、ピザはありません。スパゲティだけです。あっ、サラダもあります。
田淵:そうですか。じゃあ行きましょう。
店員：いらっしゃいませ。
岡田:二人ですが、席ありますか。
店員：すみません。今いっぱいで、席がありません。
岡田/田淵:なぁ〜んだ！残念！
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----Formal Vowelled----

おかだ:あっ、もう１２じはんですね。たぶちさんいっしょにしょくじしませんか。
たぶち:それはいいですね。このへんにおかださんのおきにいりのレストランはありますか。
おかだ:え〜っと......じゃあ、あのゆうびんきょくのとなりにおいしいスパゲティやさんがありますが.....どうですか。
たぶち:そのスパゲティやさんにはどんなメニューがありますか。
おかだ:ナポリタン、ミートソース、ボンゴレ......なんでもありますよ。
たぶち:それはすばらしい。ピザはありますか。
おかだ:あー、ざんねんですが、ピザはありません。スパゲティだけです。あっ、サラダもあります。
たぶち:そうですか。じゃあいきましょう。
てんいん:いらっしゃいませ。
おかだ:ふたりですが、せきありますか。
てんいん:すみません。いまいっぱいで、せきがありません。
おかだ/たぶち:なぁ〜んだ！ざんねん！

----Formal Romanization----

Okada:A, mō 12 ji han desu ne. Tabuchi-san issho ni shokuji shimasen ka.
Tabuchi:Sore wa ii desu ne. Kono hen ni Okada-san no okiniiri no resutoran wa arimasu ka.
Okada:Ētto...... jā, ano yūbinkyoku no tonari ni oishii supagetiya-san ga arimasu ga..... dō desu ka.
Tabuchi:Sono supagetiya-san ni wa donna menyū ga arimasu ka.
Okada:Naporitan, mītosōsu, bongore...... nandemo arimasu yo.
Tabuchi:Sore wa subarashii. Piza wa arimasu ka.
Okada:Zannen desu ga, piza wa arimasen. Supageti dake desu. A, sarada mo arimasu.
Tabuchi:Sō desu ka. Jā ikimashō.
Ten'in:Irasshaimase.
Okada:Futari desu ga, seki arimasu ka.
Ten'in:Sumimasen. Ima ippai de, seki ga arimasen.
Okada/Tabuchi:Nānda! Zannen!

----Formal English----

Okada:Oh, it's already twelve thirty.  Tabuchi-san, why don't we eat lunch together?
Tabuchi:I'd love to.  Do you have a favorite restaurant around here?
Okada:Well, there is a delicious spaghetti restaurant next to the post office.  Is that OK?
Tabuchi:What kind of food do they have at the spaghetti restaurant?
Okada:Napolitano, bolognese, vongole.... they have everything.
Tabuchi:Great!  Do they have pizza?
Okada:Ah, unfortunately, they don't have pizza. Only spaghetti.  Oh yes, they also have salad.
Tabuchi:Alright.  Let's go there.
Staff:Welcome!
Okada:There are two of us.  Do you have any seats available?
Staff:I'm sorry.  We are full now, so have no seats available.
Okada/Tabuchi:Aw, that's too bad...

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		<title>Advanced Audio Blog S5 #2 - Top 10 Japanese Holidays: Obon/The Lantern Festival</title>
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-------Lesson Dialog-------

----Formal ----

お盆

国内外を問わず人気の観光スポット・京都。皆さんは、毎年8月16日になると京都の山に「大」や「妙」という漢字をかがり火で表す「五山送り火（ござんのおくりび）」を知っていますか？

これは「お盆」の儀式の一つです。お盆とは仏教の「盂蘭盆会(うらぼんえ)」を略した呼び名で、一般的には8月13から16日の期間を指し、ご先祖様や亡き近親者の霊を迎えて供養する古来からの風習です。普段は仏教徒であることを意識していなくても、お盆になるとお墓参りをして、ご先祖様に感謝する日本人はとても多いのです。

お盆の風習は地方や宗派によって実に様々なようですが、ここでは私の知っている風習を紹介したいと思います。13日の夕方になると、玄関の周囲で「迎え火」を焚きます。この火は亡くなった方の霊を迎えるためのもの。そして室内には仏具や花、野菜や果物などを供えて霊界（俗に「あの世」と呼ばれます）から帰ってきた霊魂をもてなすのです。また、お盆の期間中に僧侶を招いて読経してもらったり、寺に出向いて法話を聞いたりもします。16日の夕方になると、再び玄関先で火を焚いて霊魂が無事にあの世へと戻れるように祈ります。これが「送り火」。冒頭に紹介した京都の山のかがり火は、死者の霊を霊界に送り届けるためのものです。

さて、日本では8月13日前後は平日でも多くの会社や店などが休日になり、「お盆休み」と呼ばれています。現代日本では、お盆は祖先の霊を祭る宗教行事だけではなく、国民的な休暇や故郷への帰省の時期でもあります。

----Formal Vowelled----

おぼん

こくないがい を とわずにんきのかんこうスポット・きょうと。みなさんは、まいとし はちがつじゅうろくにち に なる と きょうと の やま に「だい」や「みょう」と いう かんじ を かがりび で あらわす「ござんのおくりび」をしっていますか？

　これは「おぼん」の ぎしき の ひとつ です。おぼん とは ぶっきょう の「うらぼんえ」を りゃく した よびな で、いっぱんてき には はちがつじゅうさん から じゅうろくにち の きかん を さし、ごせんぞさま や なき きんしんしゃ の れい を むかえて くようする こらい から の ふうしゅう です。ふだん は ぶっきょうと で あること を いしきして いなくても、おぼん に なる と おはかまいり を して、ごせんぞさま に かんしゃする にほんじん は とても おおいのです。

　おぼん の ふうしゅう は ちほう や しゅうは に よって じつに さまざまな ようですが、ここでは わたし の しっている ふうしゅう を しょうかい したい と おもいます。じゅうさんにち の ゆうがた に なると、げんかん の しゅういで「むかえひ」を たきます。このひ は なくなったかた の れい を むかえる ため の もの。そして しつない には ぶつぐ や はな、やさい や くだもの など を そなえて れいかい（ぞくに「あのよ」とよばれます）から かえってきた れいこん を もてなすのです。また、おぼん の きかんちゅう に そうりょ を まねいて どきょう してもらったり、てら に でむいて ほうわ を きいたり も します。じゅうろくにち の ゆうがた に なると、ふたたび げんかんさき で ひ を たんいて れいこん が ぶじに あのよ へ と もどれるよう に いのります。これが「おくりび」。ぼうとう に しょうかいした きょうと の やま の かがりび は、ししゃ の れい を れいかい に おくりとどける ため の もの です。

　さて、にほんでは はちがつじゅうさんにち ぜんご は へいじつ でも おおくの かいしゃ や みせ など が きゅうじつ に なり、「おぼんやすみ」と よばれています。げんだいにほん では、おぼん は そせん の れい を まつる しゅうきょうぎょうじ だけ では なく、こくみんてきな きゅうか や ふるさとへ の きせい の じき でも あります。

----Formal Romanization----

O-bon

Kokunaigai o towazu ninki no kankō supotto - Kyōto. Mina-san wa, maitoshi hachi-gatsu jū-roku-nichi ni naru to Kyōto no yama ni &quot;dai&quot; ya &quot;myō&quot; to iu kanji o kagaribi de arawasu &quot;gozan no okuribi&quot; o shitte imasu ka?

 Kore wa &quot;o-bon&quot; no gishiki no hitotsu desu. O-bon to wa bukkyō no &quot;urabon'e&quot; o ryakushita yobina de, ippanteki ni wa hachi-gatsu jū-san kara jū-roku-nichi no kikan o sashi, go-senzo-sama ya naki kinshinsha no rei o mukaete kuyō suru korai kara no fūshū desu. Fudan wa bukkyōto de aru koto o ishiki shite inakute mo, o-bon ni naru to o-hakamairi o shite, go-senzo-sama ni kansha suru Nihonjin wa totemo ōi no desu.

 O-bon no fūshū wa chihō ya shūha ni yotte jitsu ni samazama na yō desu ga, koko de wa watashi no shitte iru fūshū o shōkai shitai to omoimasu. Jū-san-nichi no yūgata ni naru to, genkan no shūi de &quot;mukaebi&quot; o takimasu. Kono hi wa naku natta kata no rei o mukaeru tame no mono. Soshite shitsunai ni wa butsugu ya hana, yasai ya kudamono nado o sonaete reikai (zokuni &quot;anoyo&quot; to yobaremasu) kara kaette kita reikon o motenasu no desu. Mata, o-bon no kikanchū ni sōryo o maneite dokyō shite morattari, tera ni demuite hōwa o kiitari mo shimasu. Jū-roku-nichi no yūgata ni naru to, futatabi genkansaki de hi o taite reikon ga buji ni ano yo e to modoreru yō ni inorimasu. Kore ga &quot;okuribi&quot;. Bōtō ni shōkai shita Kyōto no yama no kagaribi wa, shisha no rei o reikai ni okuri todokeru tame no mono desu.

 Sate, Nihon de wa hachi-gatsu jū-san-nichi zengo wa heijitsu demo ōku no kaisha ya mise nado ga kyūjitsu ni nari, &quot;o-bon yasumi&quot; to yobarete imasu. Gendai Nihon de wa, o-bon wa sosen no rei o matsuru shūkyō gyōji dake de wa naku, kokuminteki na kyūka ya furusato e no kisei no jiki de mo arimasu.

----Formal English----

&quot;Obon,&quot; The Lantern Festival

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		<title>Upper Beginner #2 - Be Sure to Listen for Japanese Tsunami Warnings</title>
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-------Lesson Dialog-------

----Formal ----

(siren）
アナウンス：ただ今、津波警報が発表されました。
:海岸の近くにいる皆さんは、高い所に避難してください。
:２メートルの津波が予想されます。
:…津波警報が発表されました。
:急いで、高台に逃げてください。
:津波の高さは２メートルです。
:
美咲：つなみ？
お父さん：うん。外国で大きい地震があったから、日本にも大きい波が来るんだって。
美咲：お家にも来るの？
お父さん：分からないけど、公園まで逃げよう。
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----Formal Vowelled----

(siren）
アナウンス：ただいま、つなみけいほう が はっぴょうされました。
:かいがん の ちかく に いる みなさんは、たかいところ に ひなんしてください。
:にメートル の つなみ が よそうされます。
:…つなみけいほう が はっぴょうされました。
:いそいで、たかだい に にげてください。
:つなみ の たかさ は にメートルです。
:
みさき：つなみ？
おとうさん：うん。がいこく で おおきい じしん が あったから、にほん に も おおきいなみ が くるんだって。
みさき：おうち に も くるの？
おとうさん：わからないけど、こうえん まで にげよう。

----Formal Romanization----

(siren) 
Anaunsu: Tadaima, tsunami keihō ga happyō saremashita.
: Kaigan no chikaku ni iru mina-san wa, takai tokoro ni hinan shite kudasai.
: ni-mētoru no tsunami ga yosō saremasu.
:... Tsunami keihō ga happyō saremashita.
: Isoi de, takadai ni nigete kudasai.
: Tsunami no takasa wa ni-mētoru desu.
:
Misaki: Tsunami?
O-tō-san: Un. Gaikoku de ōkii jishin ga atta kara, Nihon ni mo ōkii nami ga kuru n da tte.
Misaki: O-uchi ni mo kuru no?
O-tō-san: Wakaranai kedo, kōen made nigeyō.

----Formal English----

Announcement: Just now, a tsunami warning has been announced. Those near the coast, please evacuate to an elevated area. A two meter tsunami is predicted. ... A tsunami warning has been announced. Please hurry to an elevated area. The height of the tsunami is two meters.

Misaki: Tsunami?
Father: Yep. Apparently there was a big earthquake abroad, so big waves are coming to Japan, too.
Misaki: Will they come to our house?
Father: I don't know, but let's escape to the park.

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