English quotes with “that” — “I think that…,” “she said that….” Japanese marks the quote with と, and everything before と is the thought or the words: 高いと思う (I think it’s expensive), 行くと言った (said she’d go). と is the quotation hinge.
Today's words
男の子
boy; son
英語
English (language)
パン
bread; (sweet) pastry
足りる
to be sufficient; to be enough
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
男
子
英
語
足
See it in real sentences
やったと思った。
I felt I had hit the jackpot.
だと思った。
Actually, that's what I thought.
そんなこと言わないで。
Don't say that.
寝ようと思う。
I think I'm gonna go to sleep.
面と向かって言ってくれ。
Don't say it behind my back.
部屋には鍵がかかっていた。
The room was locked.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
hospitalization
入院
1d ago
parents
両親
1d ago
match
試合
3d ago
zero
零
3d ago
toilet
トイレ
7d ago
sad
悲しい
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “to be sufficient”?
Which word means “boy”?
Which word means “English (language)”?
Which word means “bread”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I felt I had hit the jackpot.”
やったと思った。
Say: “Actually, that's what I thought.”
だと思った。
👀 Today’s input · ~20 min — where fluency actually comes from
Immersion — the real thing
Install the Yomitan pop-up dictionary, put on an anime you actually like with *Japanese* subtitles, and read along — look up only what blocks understanding. From here, this is the engine; the course was just the on-ramp.