English asks “have you ever…?” for experience. Japanese uses past-た + ことがある (“there’s a time I did”): 食べたことがある (have eaten before). Separately, 〜たり〜たり loosely lists sample activities (“doing things like X and Y”), not a complete list.
Today's words
興味
interest (in something); curiosity (about something)
間に合う
to be in time (for)
春
spring; springtime
包む
to wrap up; to pack
ほとんど
almost; nearly
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
興
味
間
合
春
包
See it in real sentences
生きているクジラを見たことがある。
I have once seen a live whale.
急いだことが水の泡だった。
All my haste was in vain.
先生の言ったことがわかりません。
I don't understand what the teacher said.
私の書いたことが正しかったかしら。
I wonder if what I wrote was correct.
私が正しかったことがわかった。
It turned out that I was right.
何か変わったことが起こったの？
Has anything strange happened?
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
toilet
トイレ
1d ago
sad
悲しい
1d ago
exactly
ちょうど
3d ago
camera
カメラ
3d ago
drumming (noise)
どんどん
7d ago
weak
弱い
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “almost”?
Which word means “to be in time (for)”?
Which word means “to wrap up”?
Which word means “spring”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I have once seen a live whale.”
生きているクジラを見たことがある。
Say: “All my haste was in vain.”
急いだことが水の泡だった。
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