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Textbook · Lesson 1 · N5 — はじめまして
山田先生は日本人です。
さくら大学の先生です。45歳です。
アナさんはドイツ人です。
さくら大学の学生です。
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むかしむかし、あるところに、おじいさんとおばあさんがいました。
おばあさんが川でせんたくをしていると、大きな桃が流れてきました。
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