しずかな新幹線しんかんせん






Featured Kanji
(とも・ユウ)
friend

Vocabulary

  • — quiet
  • — bullet train
  • — summer vacation
  • — I; me
  • — friend
  • — to ride; to get on (a train, bus, etc.)
  • — train
  • — to sleep
  • — to like
  • — to say
  • — front; before
  • — person
  • — voice
  • — big; loud
  • — can do; be able to
  • — excuse me; I’m sorry
  • — a little
  • — please do (request)
  • — to become
  • — slowly; calmly
  • — to rest; to take a break

Grammar / Notes

  • Verb dictionary form + + means “to like doing (verb).” Example: Here, (dictionary form) + turns the action “sleeping” into a noun phrase, and states that it is liked.

English

The Quiet Bullet Train

During summer vacation, I rode the bullet train with a friend.
My friend said, “I like sleeping on trains.”
But because the voice of the person in front was loud, my friend could not sleep.
I said to that person, “Excuse me, please be a little quiet.”
That person said, “I’m sorry,” and became quiet.
My friend rested peacefully on the quiet train.