リサさんとニンテンドーのれきし
Theme: Pop_Culture
A1/N5beginner
Jun 13th, 2026
Do you like video games? Many of the world's most famous games come from one Japanese company: Nintendo. But did you know that Nintendo is over 100 years old, and that it did not start with video games at all? In this story, Lisa from Canada visits a game shop with her friend Yuto and learns the surprising history of Nintendo.
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リサさんとニンテンドーのれきし
Lisa and history of Nintendo
to come（Irregular Verb）
カナダから友だちが来ます。
My friend comes from Canada.
friend（Noun）
友だちとゲームをします。
I play video games with my friend.
store（Noun）
新しいお店に行きます。
I go to a new store.
to go（U-Verb）
友だちとお店に行きます。
I go to the store with my friend.
company（Noun）
ニンテンドーは日本の会社です。
Nintendo is a Japanese company.
video game（Noun）
わたしはゲームが好きです。
I like video games.
like, favorite（な-Adjective）
わたしはこのゲームが好きです。
I like this video game.
old（い-Adjective）
これはとても古い会社です。
This is a very old company.
long ago（Noun）
むかし、ここに大きい山がありました。
Long ago, there was a big mountain here.
to make（U-Verb）
母はケーキを作ります。
My mother makes a cake.
card（Noun）
カードを買います。
I buy a card.
to become（U-Verb）
大きい会社になりました。
It became a big company.
called（Other）
ピカチュウというポケモンがすきです。
I like the Pokémon called Pikachu.
interesting（い-Adjective）
この本はおもしろいです。
This book is interesting.
now（Noun）
今、ゲームをしています。
I am playing a video game now.
a lot, many（Adverb）
ゲームがたくさんあります。
There are a lot of video games.
country（Noun）
たくさんの国に友だちがいます。
I have friends in many countries.
popular（Noun）
このゲームは人気です。
This video game is popular.
character（Noun）
好きなキャラクターはだれですか。
Who is your favorite character?
famous（な-Adjective）
マリオはとても有名です。
Mario is very famous.
which（Other）
どのゲームが好きですか。
Which video game do you like?
the most（Adverb）
これが一番好きです。
I like this the most.
together（Adverb）
友だちといっしょに学校に行きます。
I'm going to school with my friends.
to play, to hang out（U-Verb）
友だちとあそびます。
I hang out with my friend.
new（い-Adjective）
新しいゲームをします。
I'm going to play a new video game.
to buy（U-Verb）
お店でゲームを買います。
I buy a video game at the store.
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