(ちゅうごく)

China

(かえる)

to return home

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(うえの)

Ueno (place name)

(どうぶつえん)

zoo

(ぱんだ)

panda

(らいげつ)

next month

(にほん)

Japan

(うまれる)

to be born

(いま)

now

(よんさい)

four years old

(とても)

very; extremely

(にんき)

popularity

(まいにち)

every day

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(しゃしん)

photograph

(とる)

to take (in)

(あう)

to meet

(こんげつ)

this month

(ぜひ)

by all means

(いう)

to say

(さいご)

last, final

(ひ)

day

(おおい)

many

(くる)

to come

to be (located) in/at (animate)

Used to state where an animate subject exists; here the panda is at Ueno Zoo (上野動物園にいるパンダ).

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

there is / have (an event)

Used to state the existence of events or inanimate things. In the article, it describes the existence of a deciding match and the closing ceremony.

come to do ~

Expresses purpose of coming. Please come to see (them).

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

please do ...

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

to think that

In '増えていくと思います' – 'I think (they) will continue to increase'. Used to express opinion.

パンダが中国に帰る

A panda returns to China

東京の上野動物園にいるパンダが、来月、中国に帰ります。

A panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo will return to China next month.

このパンダは日本で生まれました。

This panda was born in Japan.

今、四歳です。

It is now four years old.

パンダはとても人気があります。

The panda is very popular.

毎日、たくさんの人が動物園に来ます。

Every day, many people come to the zoo.

みんなパンダの写真をとります。

Everyone takes photos of the panda.

動物園の人は「パンダに会えるのは今月までです。

A zoo staff member said, "You can only see the panda until the end of this month.

ぜひ来てください」と言いました。

Please be sure to come."

最後の日、多くの人が来ると思います。

On the last day, many people are expected to come.