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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

雪ゆきの日ひ

A Snowy Day

Two children enjoy the first snowfall of the year and talk about snow.

nature · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

花はなを育てるそだてる

Growing Flowers

A grandmother teaches her grandchild how to plant and care for flowers.

nature · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

海うみでの発見はっけん

Discoveries at the Beach

A family finds sea creatures in tide pools and learns their names.

nature · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

渡り鳥わたりどりの不思議ふしぎ

The Mystery of Migratory Birds

Two birdwatchers discuss the remarkable navigation abilities of migratory birds.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

森林浴しんりんよくの効果こうか

The Benefits of Forest Bathing

Two colleagues discuss the health benefits of shinrin-yoku and plan a forest walk.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

台風たいふうの仕組みしくみ

How Typhoons Work

A student asks a teacher to explain how typhoons form and what makes them so powerful.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

土つちと農業のうぎょう

Soil and Farming

A farmer explains to a visitor how healthy soil is the foundation of good crops.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

滝たきの音おとと水量すいりょう

The Sound and Flow of Waterfalls

Two hikers reach a waterfall and discuss what affects its flow and sound.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

サンゴ礁さんごしょうの危機きき

The Crisis of Coral Reefs

Two marine biology students discuss coral bleaching and what threatens reef ecosystems.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

竹林ちくりんの生態せいたい

Life in a Bamboo Grove

A botanist and a curious student explore a bamboo grove and discuss bamboo's unique biology.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

地震じしんとプレートぷれーと

Earthquakes and Tectonic Plates

A geography teacher explains to students why Japan experiences so many earthquakes.

nature · intermediate
JA · conversation no audio

生物多様性せいぶつたようせいの喪失そうしつ

The Loss of Biodiversity

Two researchers discuss the causes and consequences of declining biodiversity worldwide.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

深海しんかいの未知みちの世界せかい

The Unknown World of the Deep Sea

Two oceanographers discuss the extreme conditions of the deep ocean and the strange life found there.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

植物のしょくぶつのコミュニケーション能力のうりょく

Plants' Communication Abilities

Two botanists discuss research showing how trees communicate through underground fungal networks.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

気候変動きこうへんどうと永久凍土えいきゅうとうど

Climate Change and Permafrost

Two climate scientists discuss the risk of methane release from thawing Arctic permafrost.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

火山活動かざんかつどうと土壌形成どじょうけいせい

Volcanic Activity and Soil Formation

A volcanologist and a soil scientist discuss how volcanic eruptions paradoxically create some of Earth's most fertile soils.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

海流かいりゅうと地球の気候ちきゅうのきこう

Ocean Currents and Earth's Climate

Two oceanographers discuss how thermohaline circulation regulates global climate and what happens if it weakens.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

渓谷けいこくの地形形成ちけいけいせい

How Canyons Form

A geologist and a student discuss the slow geological processes that carve deep canyons over millions of years.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

光合成こうごうせいの分子機構ぶんしきこう

The Molecular Machinery of Photosynthesis

Two biochemists discuss the quantum-level efficiency of photosynthesis and its implications for renewable energy.

nature · advanced
JA · conversation no audio

森もりの中なかの散歩道さんぽみち

A Path Through the Forest

Two friends take a quiet walk through a forest path, enjoying the shade and the sound of leaves.

nature · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

オアシスの水みず

Water at the Oasis

Desert travelers finally reach an oasis and talk about how precious water is in dry land.

nature · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

波なみの音おと

The Sound of the Waves

Friends sit by the ocean, listening to the waves and talking about the rising and falling tide.

nature · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

山やまからの景色けしき

The View from the Mountain

Hikers reach a mountain summit and admire the scenery below, including distant snow-capped peaks.

nature · beginner
JA · conversation no audio

川沿いかわぞいのお弁当おべんとう

Lunch by the River

A parent and child eat lunch beside a river and talk about how its current changes with depth.

nature · beginner