(フィリピン)

Philippines

(じしん)

earthquake

(しぬ)

to die

(おおきい)

big; large

(けが)

injury

(ひと)

person / people

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(いえ)

house

(こわれる)

to break, to be destroyed

(みち)

road, street, path

(でんき)

electricity

(とまる)

to stop

(ところ)

place

(みず)

water

(のむ)

to drink

(いろいろ)

various

(くに)

country; the government

(たすける)

to help

(たべもの)

food

(くすり)

medicine

(おくる)

to send / to take (someone somewhere)

(いま)

now

(かつどう)

activity, action

(つづく)

to continue

there is / was ~

Used to report the occurrence of an earthquake — 'there was a magnitude 6 strong earthquake'.

there are also (people who...)

Indicates that some people also do/feel something; there are also people who worry (心配する人もいます) and teachers who say so (言う先生もいます).

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.

potential form (can do)

Describes people who cannot drink water (飲める = can drink, negated).

フィリピンの地震で37人が死んだ

37 people died in an earthquake in the Philippines

フィリピンで大きい地震がありました。

There was a big earthquake in the Philippines.

この地震で37人が死にました。

37 people died in this earthquake.

けがをした人もたくさんいます。

Many people were also injured.

たくさんの家がこわれました。

Many houses were destroyed.

道もこわれました。

Roads were destroyed too.

電気が止まったところもあります。

There are also places where the electricity went out.

水が飲めない人もいます。

Some people cannot get drinking water.

いろいろな国の人がフィリピンを助けています。

People from various countries are helping the Philippines.

食べ物や水や薬を送りました。

They sent food, water, and medicine.

今も助ける活動が続いています。

Relief activities are still continuing now.