Literacy Blog 3

 


(I forgot to take a picture of the cover but I think it looked like this)


 This time around I got a much easier blue book to read. Going by the pictures it looks like it's a book about different types of drinks such as water, coffee, sake matcha, and miso. I was able to read the book pretty well! ( with the help of a chart but still big steps) I was able to identify the kanji for water 水. The book would introduce different types of cups and the drink that goes with it. I had trouble with the word とつくリ but I looked it up on Jisho and I didn’t get any good results so I am assuming it means sake bottle? Either way this was a nice book to read and I am so happy I didn’t struggle too much with it! That’s progress... I think!

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  1. SenseiOctober 13, 2023 at 7:16 AM

    Good Job! You are looking for the word とっくり it has a small つ not a big one. Tokkuri.
    You're right - it is a sake bottle.

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