(つよい)

strong

(かぜ)

wind

(きをつける)

to be careful

(きのう)

yesterday

(にほん)

Japan

(きた)

north

(ほう)

direction, side

(ふく)

to blow (wind)

(とても)

very; extremely

(あぶない)

dangerous

(まち)

town

(き)

tree / wood

(たおれる)

to collapse; to fall down

(かんばん)

sign / signboard

(とぶ)

to fly

(けが)

injury

(ひと)

person / people

(なんにんか)

several people

(びょういん)

hospital

(いく)

to go

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(バス)

bus

(とまる)

to stop

(がっこう)

school

(かいしゃ)

company

(こまる)

to be troubled; to be in difficulty

(ひ)

day

(そと)

outside

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(でかける)

to go out

(てんき)

weather

(ニュース)

news

(みる)

to see, watch

(そして)

and; and then

and then / and (te-form conjunction)

Te-form links sequential or related clauses. Here it chains taking photos/videos and posting them to SNS.

also / too

Used in '心配する人もいます' — there are ALSO people who are worried (in addition to happy people).

past tense

Plain/polite past; here narrating what happened — trees fell, signs flew, people got hurt.

before ~

Indicates doing something before another action. Used to advise checking the store before ordering.

please do ...

Polite request form. Formed with て-form + ください. Used to ask someone to perform an action.

強い風に気をつけて

Watch out for strong winds

きのう、日本の北の方で強い風が吹きました。

Yesterday, strong winds blew in the northern part of Japan.

風はとても強くて、危ないです。

The wind was very strong and dangerous.

町では、木が倒れました。

In the town, trees fell over.

看板も飛びました。

Signs were blown away too.

けがをした人が何人かいます。

Several people were injured.

病院に行った人もいます。

Some people went to the hospital.

電車やバスも止まりました。

Trains and buses also stopped.

学校や会社に行く人は、とても困りました。

People going to school or work were very troubled.

強い風の日は、外に出るのは危ないです。

On days with strong winds, going outside is dangerous.

出かける前に、天気やバスや電車のニュースをよく見てください。

Before going out, please check the news about the weather, buses, and trains carefully.

そして、気をつけてください。

And please be careful.