ハロウィーンの服を着たペンギンが散歩、松江

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October twenty-third. Halloween is coming, and some penguins in western Japan are dressing up for it. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

October thirty-first is Halloween.

It means month. Put a number before it to name a month.

In Shimane Prefecture, in the city of Matsue, there is a flower and bird theme park.

It means flower.

It means bird.

There, penguins are now wearing Halloween clothes and going for walks.

It means clothes.

It means to wear, for clothes on your body.

It means a walk, like a stroll.

The clothes were made by hand by the people who work there.

It means to work.

It means hand.

It means to make.

The colors and shapes of the clothes are all different.

It means color.

It means shape.

It means various, or all kinds of.

When the penguins walk, it looks like a Halloween parade.

It means to walk.

The penguins on the walk are African penguins, a kind that lives in Africa.

It means to live somewhere.

The walk happens twice a day, starting at ten thirty in the morning and two in the afternoon.

It means morning.

It means afternoon, or p.m.

It means half. After a time, it means thirty minutes past.

Visitors are enjoying watching the penguins.

It means to see or watch.

It means to enjoy.

At this theme park, the penguins' clothes change with the seasons.

It means season.

It means to change.

Now listen to the full story again.

Quiz time. Listen and answer.

October thirty-first.

Halloween clothes.

The people who work at the park made them by hand.

Twice a day.

That's all for this morning. Thanks for listening. See you next time.