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A8 Noun

中元(ちゅうげん)mid-year gift, summer gift

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        mid-year gift, summer gift

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    お中元 【おちゅうげん】

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    • 今年(ことし)中元(ちゅうげん)(なに)にしようか。

      What should we choose for this year's summer gift?

    • 社長(しゃちょう)から中元(ちゅうげん)(とど)いた。

      I received a summer gift from the company president.

    • (はは)は、毎年(まいとし)中元(ちゅうげん)を楽しみにしている。

      My mother looks forward to the annual summer gifts.

    • 今年(ことし)中元(ちゅうげん)が、まだ(とど)いていません。

      This year's summer gift hasn't arrived yet.

    • 父:「親にお中元を送ったほうがいいかな。」母:「私は、送るつもりだったよ。去年送ってないしね。」

      Father: "Should we send a summer gift to our parents?" Mother: "I was planning to. We didn't send one last year, after all."

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