(ふうりん)

wind chime

(おと)

sound

(すずしい)

cool, refreshing

(なつ)

Summer

(みせ)

shop, store

(にほん)

Japan

(みる)

to see, watch

(よく)

often, well, frequently

(ちいさい)

small

(がらす)

glass

(きんぞく)

metal

(つくる)

to make

(どうぐ)

tool, equipment

(かぜ)

wind

(ふく)

to blow (wind)

(きれい)

pretty, clean

(なる)

to ring; to sound

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(うる)

to sell

(ひと)

person / people

(きく)

to listen, hear

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(むかし)

long ago, past

(にほんじん)

Japanese person

(あつさ)

heat

(わすれる)

to forget

(さいきん)

recently

(いろ)

color

(かたち)

shape, form

(がいこく)

foreign country

(くる)

to come

(すき)

liked, favorite

(いう)

to say

if/when ... (automatic result)

The conditional と indicates that when the first action happens, the second naturally or automatically follows. Often used for rules, natural consequences, and habitual results.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

want (someone) to do ...

Expresses a wish for someone else to do something. Formed with て-form + ほしい. The person you want to act is marked with に.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

「風鈴の音で涼しく」　夏の店

"Cool down with the sound of wind chimes" — a summer shop

夏になると、日本では「風鈴」をよく見ます。

When summer comes, you often see "wind chimes" (fuurin) in Japan.

風鈴は、小さいガラスや金属で作った道具です。

A wind chime is a small object made of glass or metal.

風が吹くと、きれいな音が鳴ります。

When the wind blows, it makes a pretty sound.

ある店では、たくさんの風鈴を売っています。

One shop sells many wind chimes.

店の人は「風鈴の音を聞いて、涼しく感じてほしい」と話しました。

A shop worker said, "I want people to listen to the sound of the wind chimes and feel cool."

昔から、日本人はこの音を聞いて、夏の暑さを忘れてきました。

Since long ago, Japanese people have listened to this sound and forgotten the summer heat.

最近は、いろいろな色や形の風鈴があります。

Recently, there are wind chimes of various colors and shapes.

外国から来た人も、風鈴の音が好きだと言っています。

People who come from abroad also say they like the sound of wind chimes.