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Read across five tongues.

Short articles and everyday conversations — Arabic fully vowelled, Japanese with furigana — each with Thai sentence translations, tap-a-word glosses, and recorded narration where you see the audio badge.

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JA · conversation no audio

祖母そぼの膝ひざの痛みいたみ

Grandma's Knee Pain

A granddaughter learns from her grandmother how worn cartilage causes knee pain and why gentle water exercise helps.

health · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

筋トレきんトレ後ごの体からだの回復かいふく

Muscle Recovery After a Workout

A coach explains to an athlete why muscles need rest, protein, and sleep to recover and grow stronger.

health · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

発熱はつねつした子どもこどもの看病かんびょう

How to Care for a Feverish Child

A worried mother calls a nurse for advice on hydration, clothing, and when a child's fever needs a doctor's visit.

health · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

職場しょくばでのインフルエンザ予防よぼう接種せっしゅ

Getting a Flu Shot at the Office

Two colleagues discuss why an annual flu vaccination at work protects both themselves and those around them.

health · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

牛乳ぎゅうにゅうとお腹おなかの不調ふちょう

Why Milk Upsets My Stomach

A friend explains lactose intolerance — a shortage of the enzyme that breaks down milk sugar — and small ways to manage it.

health · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

呼吸こきゅうで緊張きんちょうをほぐす

Calming Nerves With Breathing

A colleague teaches a simple four-second breathing rhythm to ease nerves before a presentation.

health · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

地域ちいきの健康診断けんこうしんだんの日ひ

A Community Health Checkup Day

A public health nurse explains to a resident why an annual community checkup helps catch problems early.

health · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

心臓しんぞうリハビリテーションを始めるはじめる

Starting a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

A doctor explains to a post-surgery patient why a gradual, monitored exercise program protects a recovering heart.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

マラソンのための肺活量はいかつりょうトレーニング

Training Lung Capacity for a Marathon

A coach explains how slow long-distance runs and breathing-focused training gradually raise lung capacity.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

消化酵素しょうかこうその不足ふそく

Understanding an Enzyme Deficiency

A doctor explains that weak digestive enzyme secretion causes indigestion after fatty meals and suggests smaller portions.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

骨粗しょう症こつそしょうしょうを防ぐふせぐ計画けいかく

Building a Plan to Prevent Osteoporosis

A physical therapist reassures a patient that calcium, sunlight, gentle exercise, and fall prevention can slow osteoporosis.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

集団免疫しゅうだんめんえきを目指すめざす計画けいかく

Planning a Herd Immunity Campaign

Two public health officials discuss the vaccination rate needed for herd immunity and how to raise participation.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

抗生物質こうせいぶっしつが効かないきかない理由りゆう

Why Antibiotics Aren't Always the Answer

A doctor explains why antibiotics don't work on viral colds and how overuse encourages resistant bacteria.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

職場しょくばでの燃え尽き症候群もえつきしょうこうぐん

Addressing Burnout at Work

A manager helps an exhausted employee recognize the early signs of burnout and start reducing workload and stress.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

水道水すいどうすいの水質すいしつを守るまもる

Improving Water Quality for Public Health

A city official and a resident discuss aging water pipes, testing results, and a plan to prioritize replacement near schools.

health · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

江戸えどの町まち

The Town of Edo

Two students talk about what daily life looked like in Edo-period Japan.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

ピラミッドの謎なぞ

The Mystery of the Pyramids

A child asks a parent about who built the Egyptian pyramids and why.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

大化の改新たいかのかいしん

The Taika Reform

Two junior high students discuss the Taika Reform and how it changed ancient Japan.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

シルクロードの旅たび

Travelling the Silk Road

A teacher and student talk about what traders carried along the ancient Silk Road.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

鎌倉かまくら幕府ばくふの始まりはじまり

The Start of the Kamakura Shogunate

Two elementary students discuss how Minamoto no Yoritomo founded Japan's first warrior government.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

万里の長城ばんりのちょうじょう

The Great Wall of China

Two friends talk about why the Great Wall was built and how long it took.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

黒船くろふねの来航らいこう

Arrival of the Black Ships

A grandparent tells a grandchild about Commodore Perry's ships and the opening of Japan.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

奈良のならの大仏だいぶつ

The Great Buddha of Nara

A family visiting Nara's Todaiji discuss why the Great Buddha was built.

history · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

縄文じょうもん時代じだいの暮らしくらし

Life in the Jomon Period

Two students at a museum exhibit discuss what life was like for Jomon people in ancient Japan.

history · beginner