Cover of Anna's Book, book 1

Anna's Book

With Anna’s Book, you read your first real book in a foreign language.

You choose the language you are learning and start reading in short, simple sentences. Over several volumes, the language grows with your knowledge, and Anna’s Book accompanies you until you can read ordinary literature for native speakers.

When you understand one page, you understand the next one too, and if you ever get stuck, the English translation is available under each paragraph.

Follow Anna as she grows up, and find your way into a new language with her.

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Cover of Anna's Book, book 1

アンナの本 · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Japanese with English translation

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私わwaたtaしshiはwaアaンnナnaでdeすsu。私わwaたtaしshiはwa十歳じゅjuうuさsaいiでdeすsu。私わwaたtaしshiはwa家族かkaぞzoくkuとto一緒いiっsしょshoにni家いiえeにni住すsuんnでdeいiまmaすsu。そsoのno家いiえeにniはwa庭にniわwaがgaあaりriまmaすsu。庭にniわwaにniはwa大おoおoきkiなna木きkiがgaあaりriまmaすsu。私わwaたtaしshiはwaそsoのno木きkiがga好すsuきkiでdeすsu。
I'm Anna. I'm ten years old. I live with my family in a house. The house has a garden. In the garden there is a big tree. I like the tree.
私わwaたtaしshiたtaちchiにniはwa小ちchiいiさsaなna犬いiぬnuもmoいiまmaすsu。そsoのno犬いiぬnuのno名前なnaまmaえeはwaオoジjiーiでdeすsu。私わwaたtaしshiはwaオoジjiーiがgaとtoてteもmo好すsuきkiでdeすsu。オoジjiーiはwaとtoてteもmo速はhaやyaいiでdeすsu。私わwaたtaしshiはwaよyoくkuそsoのno犬いiぬnuとto遊あaそsoびbiまmaすsu。私わwaたtaしshiはwaボboーoルruをo投なnaげgeまmaすsu。そsoしshiてteオoジjiーiはwaすsuぐguにniそsoのno後あaとtoをo走はhaしshiりriまmaすsu。
We also have a small dog. The dog's name is Ozzy. I like Ozzy very much. He is very fast. I often play with the dog. I throw a ball, and Ozzy runs after it quickly.
オoジjiーiはwaよyoくkuボboーoルruをo私わwaたtaしshiのnoとtoこkoろroへe持もmoっtてte帰かkaえeりriまmaすsu。とtoきkiどdoきkiオoジjiーiはwaボboーoルruをo持もmoっtてte帰かkaえeりriまmaせseんn。そsoのnoとtoきki私わwaたtaしshiはwa庭にniわwaをo歩あaるruきki回まmaわwaっtてteボboーoルruをo探さsaがgaしshiまmaすsu。オoジjiーiもmoボboーoルruをo探さsaがgaしshiまmaすsu。私わwaたtaしshiたtaちchiはwaボboーoルruをo見みmiつtsuけkeまmaすsu。そsoしshiてteオoジjiーiはwaほhoえeまmaすsu。
He often brings the ball back to me. Sometimes he doesn't bring it back. Then I run through the garden and look for the ball. Ozzy looks for the ball too. We find it, and Ozzy barks.
オoジjiーiはwa賢かkaしshiこkoいi犬いiぬnuでdeすsu。とtoきkiどdoきkiオoジjiーiはwa私わwaたtaしshiよyoりri早はhaやyaくkuボboーoルruをo見みmiつtsuけkeまmaすsu。そsoのnoとtoきkiオoジjiーiはwaほhoえeまmaすsu。すsuるruとto私わwaたtaしshiはwa分わwaかkaりriまmaすsu。ボboーoルruはwaそsoこkoにniあaりriまmaすsu。私わwaたtaしshiはwaオoジjiーiのnoとtoこkoろroへe走はhaしshiっtてte、ボboーoルruをo見みmiまmaすsu。私わwaたtaしshiたtaちchiはwaよyoくkuそsoうuやyaっtてte一緒いiっsしょshoにni遊あaそsoびbiまmaすsu。
He is a clever dog. Sometimes Ozzy finds the ball faster than I do. Then he barks. Then I know: the ball is there. I run to Ozzy and see the ball. That is how we often play together.
私わwaたtaしshiにniはwa兄あaにniもmoいiまmaすsu。兄あaにniのno名前なnaまmaえeはwaマmaッtツtsuでdeすsu。私わwaたtaしshiのno兄あaにniはwa十四歳じゅjuうuよyoんnさsaいiでdeすsu。兄あaにniはwa私わwaたtaしshiよyoりri四歳よyoんnさsaいi年上とtoしshiうuえeでdeすsu。兄あaにniはwa私わwaたtaしshiのno大おoおoきkiいi兄あaにniでdeすsu。マmaッtツtsuもmoとtoきkiどdoきkiオoジjiーiとto遊あaそsoびbiまmaすsu。
I also have a brother. His name is Mats. My brother is fourteen years old. He is four years older than I am. He is my big brother. Mats sometimes plays with Ozzy too.
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