Amuro Namie Intai 2018/September/18

Namie Amuro steps out

Minasan wa "Amuro Namie" o shitte imasu ka?

Amuro-san wa Nihon de Choo-Biggu na poppu-shingaa desu.
Amuro-san wa Okinawa no shusshin desu.
Amuro-san wa 1992-nen ni Debyuu shimashita.
Amuro-san wa kotoshi 40-sai.

16-nichi, sono Amuro-san ga Intai shimashita.

Amuro-san wa Debyuu shite kara ima made, kazukazu no hitto-kyoku o
umidashimashita.
Amuro-san no CD ya DVD wa 3,600-man-mai ijoo ureta soo desu.
Mata, Amuro-san no Fasshon ya Hea-sutairu wa Nihon no wakai josei ni
ookina eikyoo o ataemashita.

15-nichi, shusshin-chi no Okinawa de saigo no konsaato ga

hirakaremashita.
Nihon-juu kara Amuro-san no fan ga Okinawa ni atsumarimashita.
Soshite, 16-nichi no yoru, Amuro-san no tame ni, Hanabi-taikai ga
okonawaremashita.
Kaijoo ni wa yaku 5-man-nin ga atsumarimashita.
Debyuu kara 25-nen, Otsukare-sama deshita.
安室 奈美恵 引退 2018/September/18
Namie Amuro steps out

みなさんは「安室 奈美恵」を 知って いますか。

安室さんは 日本で 超ビッグな ポップシンガーです。

安室さんは 沖縄の 出身です。

安室さんは １９９２年に デビュー しました。
安室さんは 今年 ４０歳。

１６日、その 安室さんが 引退しました。

安室さんは デビュー してから 今まで、数々の ヒット曲を 生

み出しました。
安室さんの ＣＤや ＤＶＤは ３,６００万枚 以上 売れた そう
です。

また、安室さんの ファッションや ヘアスタイルは 日本の 若い

女性に
大きな 影響を 与えました。

１５日、出身地の 沖縄で 最後の コンサートが 開かれました。

日本中から 安室さんの ファンが 沖縄に 集まりました。

そして、１６日の 夜、安室さんの ために、花火大会が 行われ

ました。
会場には 約５万人が 集まりました。

デビューから ２５年、お疲れさまでした。

Practice Each Sentence

Amuro Namie Intai
Amuro Namie Namie Amuro (Japanese pop singer), intai [sv] [sv] retirement, step out

1. Minasan wa "Amuro Namie" o shitte imasu ka?

minasan everyone, you, Amuro Namie Namie Amuro (Japanese pop singer)
shitte imasu ka? do you know?

2. Amuro-san wa Nihon de Choo-Biggu na poppu-shingaa desu.

choo- super-, ultra-, biggu big, poppu-shingaa pop singer
A Japanese word "singer" is kashu.

3. Amuro-san wa Okinawa no shusshin desu.

Okinawa Okinawa island, Okinawa prefecture
shusshin person comes from

4. Amuro-san wa 1992-nen ni Debyuu shimashita.

debyuu [sv] debut

5. Amuro-san wa kotoshi 40-sai.

kotoshi this year, yonjussai 40 years old, -sai counter for ages

6. 16-nichi, sono Amuro-san ga Intai shimashita.

juuroku-nichi 16th. of the month, intai [sv] [sv] retirement, step out

7. Amuro-san wa Debyuu shite kara ima made,

kazukazu no hitto-kyoku o umidashimashita.
debyuu [sv] debut, -te kara after, since, ima made until now, so far
kazukazu no many, a large number of, hitto-kyoku hit song
hitto [sv] hit (product, movie, song, etc.), kyoku song, music
umidashimasu to make, produce, create

8. Amuro-san no CD ya DVD wa 3,600-man-mai ijoo ureta soo desu.

CD (shii-dii) CD (compact disc), DVD (dii-bui-dii) Digital Video Disc, Digital
Versatile Disc
3,600-man 36,000,000, -man ten thousand, -mai counter for flat objects, ijoo A
or more, A or above, A or over
 ureta ta form of uremasu; sell, -soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they
said

9. Mata, Amuro-san no Fasshon ya Hea-sutairu wa

Nihon no wakai josei ni ookina eikyoo o ataemashita.
mata also, fasshon fashion, hea-sutairu hair style
wakai young, josei woman, ookina big, large, great
eikyoo o ataemasu to influence, affect, have an influence/effect on
eikyoo [sv] influence, effect, affect, ataemasu to give

10. 15-nichi, shusshin-chi no Okinawa de saigo no konsaato ga

hirakaremashita.
juugo-nichi 15th. of the month, shusshin-chi one's hometown, one's birthplace
Okinawa Okinawa island, Okinawa prefecture, -de place marker; in, at
saigo the last, the final, konsaato concert, hirakaremasu passive form
of hirakimasu; open, be held

11. Nihon-juu kara Amuro-san no fan ga Okinawa ni atsumarimashita.

Nihon-juu all over Japan, -kara from
fan fan, atsumarimasu to gather, come together

12. Soshite, 16-nichi no yoru,

Amuro-san no tame ni, Hanabi-taikai ga okonawaremashita.
soshite and, juuroku-nichi 16th. of the month, yoru night
-no tame ni for, hanabi-taikai fireworks festival, fireworks display
hanabi fireworks, taikai tournament, contest, convention, (big) event
okonawaremasu passive form of okonaimasu; be held

13. Kaijoo ni wa yaku 5-man-nin ga atsumarimashita.

kaijoo site of an event, yaku approximately, about, nearly
go-man-nin 50,000 poeple, atsumarimasu to gather, come together

14. Debyuu kara 25-nen, Otsukare-sama deshita.

debyuu [sv] debut, -kara from, nijuugo-nen (for) 25 years
otsukare-sama deshita Thank you for your hard work, Excellent work, Good job
 otsukare-sama is a very common phrase to express one's gratitude or
appreciation for his/her work or effort.

Practice the following words

1. Amuro NamieNamie Amuro 23. hea-sutairuhair style

2. intai[sv] [sv] retirement, step 24. wakaiyoung

out
3. minasaneveryone, you 25. joseiwoman

4. shitte imasuI know, one 26. ookinabig, large, great

knows
5. choo-bigguextremely big 27. eikyoo[sv] influence, effect,
affect
6. poppu-shingaapop singer 28. ataemasu / ataeruto give

7. kashusinger 29. saigothe last, the final

8. Okinawa 30. konsaatoconcert

Okinawa island, Okinawa
prefecture
9. shusshinperson comes from
31. hirakaremasu / hirakareru
passive form of hirakimasu;
open, be held

10. shusshin-chi 32. Nihon-juuall over Japan

one's hometown, one's
birthplace 33. fanfan
11. debyuu[sv] debut 34. atsumarimasu / atsumaruto
get together, gather
12. kotoshithis year
35. soshiteand
13. ima madeuntil now, so far
36. yorunight
14. kazukazu nomany, a large
37. hanabi-taikaifireworks festival,
number of
fireworks display
15. hitto-kyokuhit song
38. hanabifireworks
16. hitto[sv] hit
 17. kyokusong, music 39. taikai
tournament, contest,
18. umidashimasu / umidasuto convention, (big) event
make, produce, create
40. okonawaremasu /
19. ijooA or more, A or above, A okonawareru
or over
passive form of okonaimasu;
20. uremasu / ureruto sell
be held

21. mataalso 41. kaijoosite of an event

22. fasshonfashion 42. yakuapproximately, about,

nearly
43. otsukare-sama
Thank you for your hard work,
Excellent work, Good job

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
ureta soo desu
plain form + soo desu:reported information; I heard, he/they said
Level 2 Chapter 11
konsaato ga hirakaremashita / hanabi-taikai ga okonawaremashita
verb passive form:passive form and structures

Tairiku

continent

Taiheiyoo

the Pacific Ocean

Taiseiyoo

the Atlantic Ocean

 Chichuukai

the Mediterranean Sea