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N5 · Lesson 14

Counting Things

Count copies, cars, cups and slices; split things in half, share them out one by one — and go to the store to buy it all.

🎧 Listen first

9:36 · Mimi's voice. Listen once through before reading anything — ears first, eyes second.

Peek as much as you need — then fade the help.

Words this lesson assumes you know: (わたし)· (ねこ)· (ひ)· (きょう)· (いえ)· (ばん)· (ねる)· (ちち)· (パン)· (チーズ)· (たまご)· (ぎゅうにゅう)· (みせ)· (かう)· (はらう)· (たべる)· (のむ)· (みず)· (ながい)· (あたらしい)· (いく)· (かえる)· (くるま)· (さんぽ)· (くる)· (えき)· (ごぜん)· (ごご)· (まいばん)· (なに)· (ここ)· (おやすみなさい)· (ください)· (ひとつ)· (じ)· (えん)· (がつ)· (せん)· (ひとり)· (はん)· (ひき/びき/ぴき)· (ふん)· (ほん)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

📚 Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

はんぶん
hanbunhalf

Pan no hanbun o tabemasu.I eat half of the bread.

Tamago yottsu no hanbun wa futatsu desu.Half of four eggs is two.


ふたつ
futatsutwo (things)

Tamago o futatsu kudasai.Two eggs, please.

Koko ni pan ga futatsu arimasu.There are two breads here.


むっつ
muttsusix (things)

Tamago o muttsu kudasai.Six eggs, please.

Koko ni chiizu ga muttsu arimasu.There are six cheeses here.


よっつ
yottsufour (things)

Pan o yottsu kaimasu.I buy four breads.

Koko ni tamago ga yottsu arimasu.There are four eggs here.


ろっぽん
ropponsix (long, thin objects)

Nagai pan o roppon kudasai.Six long breads, please.

Koko ni nagai pan ga roppon arimasu.There are six long breads here.


キロ
kirokilograms; kilometers

Chiizu wa ichikiro desu.The cheese is one kilogram.

Ie kara eki made nikiro desu.It is two kilometers from home to the station.


こ
kocounter

Tamago o ikko kudasai.One egg, please.

Chiizu o sanko kaimasu.I buy three cheeses.


さつ
satsucounter

Issatsu kudasai.One copy, please.

Koko ni nisatsu arimasu.There are two copies here.


ずつ
zutsueach, one apiece

Tamago o hitotsu zutsu tabemasu.We eat one egg each.

Chichi to watashi wa pan o futatsu zutsu kaimasu.Father and I buy two breads each.


だい
daicounter

Kuruma ga ichidai arimasu.There is one car.

Koko ni kuruma ga nidai arimasu.There are two cars here.


はい
haicups, glasses (counter)

Mizu o ippai kudasai.One glass of water, please.

Gyuunyuu o nihai nomimasu.I drink two glasses of milk.


まい
maicounter

Chiizu o ichimai kudasai.One slice of cheese, please.

Atarashii chiizu o nimai kaimasu.I buy two slices of new cheese.

📖 The story

The same story you heard in the audio. Read it with as much help as you need.

Kyou wa shigatsu juuninichi desu.Today is April 12th.

Gozen kuji han desu. Watashi wa hitori desu. Pochi wa ippiki desu.It's half past nine in the morning. I am on my own. Pochi is one dog.

Watashi wa mise e kai ni ikimasu. Ie kara mise made gofun desu.I go to the store to shop. It's five minutes from home to the store.

Mise ni neko ga sanbiki imasu. Chichi no kuruma ga ichidai arimasu.There are three cats at the store. Father's car is there — one car.

Nagai pan o roppon, tamago o muttsu kudasai.Six long breads and six eggs, please.

Chiizu o yottsu kudasai. Chiizu wa hitotsu ichikiro desu.Four cheeses, please. One cheese is one kilogram.

Chiizu yottsu no hanbun wa futatsu desu.Half of the four cheeses is two.

Mise de mizu o nihai nomimasu.I drink two glasses of water at the store.

Hon o issatsu kaimasu. Sanzenen desu. Watashi wa haraimasu.I buy one book. That's 3,000 yen. I pay.

Gogo sanji ni ie e kaerimasu. Pochi to sanpo shimasu.At three in the afternoon, I go home. I take a walk with Pochi.

Chichi ga kimasu. Chichi to watashi wa tamago o futatsu zutsu tabemasu.Father comes over. Father and I eat two eggs each.

Pochi wa pan o ikko tabemasu.Pochi eats one piece of bread.

Ban, pan no hanbun o tabemasu. Chiizu o nimai tabemasu.In the evening, I eat half of the bread. I eat two slices of cheese.

Maiban juuji ni nemasu. Oyasuminasai.Every night, I go to bed at ten. Good night.

❓ Questions about the story

Say your answer out loud first — then tap to check.

Question 1 ·

Kyou wa nangatsu nannichi desu ka?What month and day is it today?

Answer:

Shigatsu juuninichi desu.It's April 12th.

Question 2 ·

Mise ni neko ga nanbiki imasu ka?How many cats are at the store?

Answer:

Sanbiki imasu.There are three.

Question 3 ·

Mimi wa nani o kaimashita ka?What did Mimi buy?

Answer:

Nagai pan to tamago to chiizu o kaimashita.She bought long bread, eggs and cheese.

Question 4 ·

Mimi wa mise de nani o nomimashita ka?What did Mimi drink at the store?

Answer:

Mizu o nihai nomimashita.She drank two glasses of water.

Question 5 ·

Pochi wa nani o tabemashita ka?What did Pochi eat?

Answer:

Pan o ikko tabemashita.He ate one piece of bread.

🈳 Kanji in this lesson

These get their own cards in the kanji sectionas it grows — recognition first, no quizzes.

💬 Stuck on something? Tell Mimi

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