Daigo's Baseball Game - Reading Notes (Parts 1 and 2)

Use the following flip cards to review the katakana, vocabulary, and verbs from this reading. Write out new forms in your notebook and practice reading each term out loud.

At the bottom of the page, you will find each type of vocabulary listed in a table for quick review. As always, be sure to listen to the audio and practice saying each word or phrase out loud.

Example Sentences: Nouns

Below are several sentences that use the reading vocabulary in a new context. Use these sentences to help expand your understanding of the new vocabulary. This first section includes noun-based vocabulary, while the following examples will contain illness vocabulary and verb vocabulary.

コーチ、ぼくは今日具合(ぐあい)がよくないんで、休(やす)んでもいいですか。
- Coach, may I take a day off because I am not in good health today?
どうしたんですか。
- What is wrong with you?
熱(ねつ)が３８度(ど)もあるんです。
- I have a fever as high as 38 degrees.
- ＊38 degrees in Celsius = 100.4 Fahrenheit degrees

Example Sentences: Illness/Injury

先月、ぼくの家族(かぞく)はみんな、風邪(かぜ)をひきました。
- All my family members had a cold last month.
虫歯(ば)は何本ありますか。
- How many decayed teeth do you have?
全部(ぜんぶ)で三(さん)本あります。だから歯(は)が痛(いた)いんです。
- I have three decayed teeth altogether. So, I have a toothache (they are hurting).
親知(おやし)らずが出(で)てきて、痛(いた)いんです。
- My wisdom tooth is coming out and I am in pain.
一(いち)るい手(て)は試合(しあい)中に、右(みぎ)足をねんざした。
- The first-base player sprained his right foot severely during the game.
バスケットボールの練習(れんしゅう)中に、ぼくは二本つき指(ゆび)をした。
- When I was playing basketball, I jammed my two fingers.
大吾君(ごくん)は、右(みぎ)手に三つ豆(まめ)ができた。
- Daigo formed three blisters on his right hand.
花田コーチは、「ぼくは水虫がかゆい」と言った。
- Coach Hanada said, “My athlete’s foot itches.”

Example Sentences: Verbs

風邪(かぜ)をひいて、あたまが痛(いた)いんです。
- I had cold and have a headache.
キムさんは、今、試合(しあい)に出(で)ています。
- Kim is playing the game.
みんなで一緒(いっしょ)に　北(きた)校を応援(おうえん)しよう。
- Everyone, let’s cheer Kita High School together.
親知(おやし)らずが出(で)てすごく痛(いた)いから、今日は学校を休(やす)みます。
- Because my wisdom tooth is hurting severely, I am taking a day off from school today.

Reading Vocabulary Review

Review the vocabulary from the reading passage.

**Reading Vocabulary Review**
Noun Vocabulary	Illnesses and Injuries Vocabulary	Verb Vocabulary
試合(しあい) : game this can be also ゲーム in katakana 新聞部(しんぶんぶ)：newspaper club 新聞(しんぶん)：newspaper＋部(ぶ)：club 野球部(やきゅうぶ)：baseball club テニス部(ぶ)：tennis club ごめん：(I'm) sorry. Expression used when apologizing. ほか：others, else ほかの：(adjective) other ほかのメンバー：other members 一(いち)るい手(しゅ)：ファースト：(baseball term) a player assigned the first-base position 二(に)るい手(しゅ)：セカンド：(baseball term) a player assigned the second-base position 三(さん)るい手(しゅ)：サード：(baseball term) a player assigned the third-base position 具合(ぐあい)：condition physical condition=体(からだ)の具合(ぐあい)　休(やす)み：absence; off 熱(ねつ)：fever Body temperature is measured in Celsius in Japan (32 F − 32) 5/9 = 0 C 試合(しあい)中に：during the match/game 食事(しょくじ)中に：during a meal 練習(れんしゅう)中に：during practice	風邪(かぜ)：a cold, influenza 虫歯(ば)：tooth decay 親知(おやし)らず：wisdom tooth 親知らずが出る：wisdom teeth come out ねんざ：sprain つき指(ゆび)：jammed finger 豆(まめ)：blister , corn (generally, 豆(まめ) means a bean. ) 豆(まめ)がつぶれる：burst/break the blister 水虫：athlete's foot　水虫になる：get athlete's foot 痛(いた)い：(i-adjective) painful, hurting かゆい：(i-adjective) itchy	始(はじ)まる・始(はじ)まります・始(はじ)まって：start, begin 風邪(かぜ)をひく・風邪(かぜ)をひきます・風邪(かぜ)をひいて：catch a cold 休(やす)む・休(やす)みます・休(やす)んで：be absent (from); take time off 応援(おうえん)する・応援(おうえん)します・応援(おうえん)して：cheer 応援(おうえん)しよう：Let's cheer! 頑張(がんば)る・頑張(がんば)ります・頑張(がんば)って：do one's best, do a good job 頑張(がんば)れ! is a popular cheering phrase similar to "Let's go!" or "You can do it!" in the US.

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