アップルが新しいiPhoneを発表、初の折りたたみモデルも

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is September twelfth. This week, Apple announced its new iPhones — and for the first time, one of them folds like a book. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

Apple, the American company, announced new iPhones on September tenth.

It means to announce.

In Japan, the iPhone 18 Pro starts at two hundred nineteen thousand eight hundred yen, and the Pro Max starts at two hundred thirty-nine thousand eight hundred yen.

It means price.

Pre-orders start on the night of September twelfth — that's tonight! It goes on sale on September eighteenth.

It means a reservation — ordering something before it goes on sale.

This year, the first folding iPhone was also announced. Its name is the iPhone Duo.

It means folding — something you can fold in half.

The iPhone Duo opens like a book. When you open it, the screen is seven point six inches — it becomes big like a tablet.

It means to open.

When it is closed, you use the smaller screen on the outside — five point four inches. It weighs two hundred fifty-four grams.

It means a screen.

The iPhone Duo starts at three hundred sixty-four thousand eight hundred yen. It is planned to go on sale on October twenty-third.

It means a plan or a schedule.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

On September tenth.

It's the iPhone Duo.

Seven point six inches — big like a tablet.

That's all for today. If you could choose one, would you pick the folding iPhone? It looks fun, but the price is very high! See you next time.