Diary
将棋
A short easy Japanese diary about playing shogi with my child, losing the game, and feeling disappointed.
今日は子供と将棋をしました。
Today, I played shogi with my child.
将棋は日本のゲームです。
Shogi is a Japanese game.
ルールはチェスに少し似ています。
The rules are a little like chess.
難しいですが、楽しいです。
It is difficult, but fun.
今日は負けたので、悔しかったです😭
I lost today, so I was disappointed.
みなさんは、将棋やチェスをしたことがありますか？
Have you ever played shogi or chess?
「悔しい」 is read 「くやしい」. It describes the painful frustration you feel after losing or when something does not go as hoped.
Today's Words
- 将棋shogi; Japanese chess
- ルールrules
- 似ているto resemble; to be similar
- 負けるto lose a game or match
- 悔しいfrustrating; disappointing after a loss or failure
What You Can Practice
- The particle 「と」 marks the person you do an activity with: 「子供と将棋をしました」 means “I played shogi with my child.”
- 「〜に似ています」 means “is similar to ~” or “resembles ~.”
- 「〜たので」 gives a reason: 「負けたので」 means “because I lost.”