(かなだ)

Canada

(やま)

mountain

(かじ)

fire (accident)

(つづく)

to continue

(にし)

west

(ほう)

direction, side

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(やまかじ)

forest fire / wildfire

(おきる)

to happen, occur

(ひ)

fire

(もり)

forest

(き)

tree / wood

(もやす)

to burn

(ひろがる)

to spread

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(いえ)

house

(にげる)

to escape / to run away

(けむり)

smoke

(かぜ)

wind

(のる)

to ride, board

(あめりか)

America, USA

(くる)

to come

(まち)

town

(そら)

sky

(しろい)

white

(みえる)

to be visible, can see

(め)

eye

(のど)

throat

(いたい)

painful

(なる)

to become

(せいふ)

government; administration

(そと)

outside

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(ますく)

mask

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(あめ)

rain

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(ちいさい)

small

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.

when ~

Indicates the time when something happened — when he was in junior high school.

please do ...

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

conditional: if ~

Ba-form conditional expressing 'if ~ then ~'.

might, maybe, possibly

Expresses possibility or uncertainty. Attached directly to the plain form of verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Less certain than でしょう.

カナダの山で火事が続く

Wildfires continue in Canada's mountains

カナダの西の方で、大きな山火事が起きています。

In the west of Canada, a large wildfire is burning.

火は森の木を燃やして、広がっています。

The fire burns the trees of the forest and is spreading.

たくさんの人が家から逃げました。

Many people fled from their homes.

火事のけむりは、風に乗ってアメリカまで来ました。

The smoke from the fire rode the wind and reached America.

アメリカの町では、空が白く見えます。

In American towns, the sky looks white.

目やのどが痛くなる人もいます。

Some people's eyes and throats start to hurt.

政府は「外に出るときは、マスクをしてください」と話しています。

The government is saying, "When you go outside, please wear a mask."

雨が降れば、火は小さくなるかもしれません。

If it rains, the fire may get smaller.