(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(あたらしい)

new

(すいぞくかん)

aquarium

(できる)

to be able; to be made

(しちがつ)

July

(ついたち)

the 1st (of the month)

(はいる)

to enter, be contained in

(なか)

inside

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(さかな)

fish

(いる)

to exist, to be (animate)

(おおきい)

big; large

(ちいさい)

small

(こども)

child

(にんき)

popularity

(ある)

a certain (some)

(ぺんぎん)

penguin

(みず)

water

(はやい)

fast

(およぐ)

to swim

(はじめ)

beginning; start

(ひ)

day

(あさ)

morning

(ひと)

person / people

(くる)

to come

(かぞく)

family

(おおい)

many

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(しゃしん)

photograph

(とる)

to take (in)

(たのしむ)

to enjoy

(きっぷ)

ticket

(おとな)

adult

(えん)

yen (currency); circle

can do; be able to

Attaches to a verb's dictionary form to express ability or possibility. Here 入ることができます means 'can enter'.

both ~ and ~

Used to refer to both the lower and upper houses of parliament.

because ～

Provides a reason or cause.

the one that ... is ~

の nominalizes the preceding clause so it can become the topic. 人気があるのはペンギンです = 'the one that is popular is the penguins'.

東京に新しい水族館ができた

A New Aquarium Has Opened in Tokyo

東京に新しい水族館ができました。

A new aquarium has been built in Tokyo.

7月1日から入ることができます。

You can go inside starting July 1.

水族館の中には、たくさんの魚がいます。

Inside the aquarium, there are many fish.

大きい魚も小さい魚もいます。

There are both big fish and small fish.

子どもに人気があるのは、ペンギンです。

The ones popular with children are the penguins.

ペンギンは水の中を速く泳ぎます。

Penguins swim quickly through the water.

初めの日、朝からたくさんの人が来ました。

On the first day, many people came from early in the morning.

家族で来た人が多かったです。

Many people came with their families.

みんな写真をとって、楽しみました。

Everyone took photos and had a good time.

切符は大人が2000円、子どもが1000円です。

Tickets are 2,000 yen for adults and 1,000 yen for children.