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Chloé's First Yakiniku Experience

クロエさんのはじめてのやきにく

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  • Jul 16th, 2026

クロエさんのはじめてのやきにく

Introduction

Have you ever tried yakiniku (Japanese BBQ)? Today, you will read a short story about Chloé, who goes to a yakiniku restaurant for the first time with her Japanese friend Haruna. Through their conversation, you will learn how to enjoy yakiniku — and a fun piece of trivia about "Yakiniku Day" in Japan.

記事（Article）

クロエさんのはじめてのやきにく

Chloé's First Yakiniku Experience

  1. フランスから来（き）たクロエさんが、友（とも）だちのはるなさんと、やきにくのお店（みせ）に行（い）きます。
English Translation
  1. Chloé, who came from France, is going to a yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurant with her friend Haruna.

  1. クロエ「じつは、やきにくのお店（みせ）に来（く）るのははじめてなんだ。どうやって食（た）べるの？」
English Translation
  1. Chloé: Actually, this is my first time at a yakiniku restaurant. How do you eat it?

  1. はるな「テーブルでにくをやいて食（た）べるよ。すきなにくをえらんで、自分（じぶん）でやくんだ」
English Translation
  1. Haruna: You grill the meat at your table. You choose the meat you like and grill it yourself.

  1. クロエ「テーブルで？店員（てんいん）さんはにくをやかないの？フランスのレストランでは、自分（じぶん）でにくをやかないよ」
English Translation
  1. Chloé: At the table? The staff doesn't grill the meat? In France, we don't grill our own meat at restaurants.

  1. はるな「店員（てんいん）さんがやくこともあるよ。でも、このお店（みせ）では自分（じぶん）でやくよ」
English Translation
  1. Haruna: Sometimes the staff do it. But at this restaurant, you grill it yourself.
タン

タン

  1. クロエ「わかった。じゃあ、何（なに）からやく？」 はるな「まず、タン (beef tongue)がいいな」
English Translation
  1. Chloé: Okay. So, what should we grill first? Haruna: Let's start with tan (beef tongue).
レモン

レモン

  1. はるな「タンには、レモンをかけて食（た）べてね」 クロエ「わかった。…おいしい！やわらかいね」
English Translation
  1. Haruna: Put some lemon on the tan before you eat it. Chloé: Okay. ...It's delicious! It's so tender.
カルビ

カルビ

  1. クロエ「この肉（にく）は何（なに）？」 はるな「カルビ (boneless short ribs)だよ。たれ (dipping sauce)につけて食（た）べるよ」
English Translation
  1. Chloé: What meat is this? Haruna: It's karubi (boneless short ribs). Dip it in tare (dipping sauce) and eat it.

  1. はるな「あっ！ちょっとやきすぎた！」 クロエ「ほんとう？でもおいしいよ！」
English Translation
  1. Haruna: Oh! I cooked it a little too much! Chloé: Really? But it's still delicious!

  1. はるな「ところで、クロエ。日本（にほん）では、八月（はちがつ）二十九日（にじゅうくにち）は『やきにくの日（ひ）』だよ」　クロエ「どうして？」 はるな「8は『や』、2は『に』、9は『く』と読（よ）むからだよ」
English Translation
  1. Haruna: By the way, Chloé. In Japan, August 29 is Yakiniku Day. Chloé: Why? Haruna: Because 8 is read "ya," 2 is read "ni," and 9 is read "ku."

  1. クロエ「おもしろい！やきにくって楽（たの）しいね！つぎは、わたしがやくね」 はるな「ありがとう！」
English Translation
  1. Chloe: Interesting! Yakiniku is so much fun! Next, I’ll do the grilling.” Haruna: “Thank you!”

単語（Vocabulary）

  • にく

    meat（Noun）

    スーパーでにくを買（か）いました。

    I bought meat at the supermarket.

  • やく

    to grill（U-Verb）

    朝（あさ）ごはんはいつも魚（さかな）をやきます。

    For breakfast, I always grill fish.

  • えらぶ

    to choose（U-Verb）

    たんじょう日（び）のプレゼントをえらびます。

    I choose a birthday present.

  • 自分（じぶん）

    oneself（Noun）

    自分（じぶん）であさごはんをつくります。

    I make my own breakfast.

  • 楽（たの）しい

    fun（い-Adjective）

    日本語（にほんご）の勉強（べんきょう）は楽（たの）しいです。

    Studying Japanese is fun.

  • かける

    to put on（Ru-Verb）

    サラダにドレッシングをかけます。

    I put dressing on the salad.

  • やわらかい

    tender（い-Adjective）

    この肉（にく）はやわらかいです。

    This meat is tender.

  • つける

    to dip（Ru-Verb）

    おすしをしょうゆにつけます。

    I dip sushi in soy sauce.

  • 店員（てんいん）

    shop/restaurant staff（Noun）

    店員（てんいん）さんにおすすめを聞（き）きます。

    I’ll ask the shop staff for a recommendation.

  • ところで

    by the way（Other）

    ところで、週末（しゅうまつ）はどこに行（い）くんですか？

    By the way, where are you going this weekend?

質問（Question）

記事（きじ）の内容（ないよう）について答（こた）えてください

(Please answer the content of the article.)

  1. タンには、何（なに）をかけて食（た）べますか。
  2. 八月（はちがつ）二十九日（にじゅうくにち）は、何（なん）の日（ひ）ですか。
English Translation
  1. What do you squeeze on tan (beef tongue) before eating it?
  2. What day is August 29 in Japan?
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