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N5 · Lesson 57

Daily Life Verbs

Everyday action verbs, round one: 聞く finally arrives, carrying all three of its jobs — hearing, listening, and asking — so Mimi listens to the radio and asks her teacher questions on the same day. She lives beside the station (住む, and its kanji 住 makes its first appearance), washes her hands with soap, chooses a book, uses her dictionary, cuts paper, holds her bag, phones her friend, and calls Pochi at the gate — Pochi, who was born three years ago. 切る returns from the N4 cooking lesson. No new grammar this time — all 50 patterns are already out in the wild, so this lesson just practices them on new words.

Listen first

9:09 · Mimi's voice. Listen once through before reading anything — ears first, eyes second.

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

Words this lesson assumes you know: (わたし)· (あさ)· (ばん)· (よる)· (えき)· (そば)· (せっけん)· (て)· (かばん)· (なか)· (ほん)· (へや)· (ノート)· (しゅくだい)· (サッカー)· (せんせい)· (しつもん)· (じしょ)· (かみ)· (ともだち)· (こうえん)· (がっこう)· (ごご)· (くる)· (かえる)· (さん)· (ねん)· (まえ)· (もん)· (うち)· (こども)· (はは)· (ケーキ)· (アパート)· (ラジオ)· (ボールペン)· (ちいさい)· (おおきい)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (じ)· (じゅう)· (でんき)· (きえる)· (おやすみなさい)· (どこ)· (なに)· (はい)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

ある
aruto exist, to have (things)

Kaban no naka ni hon ga arimasu.There is a book in the bag.

Watashi no heya ni nooto ga arimasu.There is a notebook in my room.


する
suruto do

Watashi wa shukudai o shimasu.I do my homework.

Gogo, watashi wa tomodachi to sakkaa o shimasu.In the afternoon, I play soccer with my friend.


えらぶ
erabuto choose, to select

Watashi wa hon o erabimasu.I choose a book.

Watashi wa chiisai kaban o erabimasu.I choose a small bag.


きく
kikuto hear, to listen, to ask

Watashi wa rajio o kikimasu.I listen to the radio.

Watashi wa sensei ni shitsumon o kikimasu.I ask the teacher a question.


つかう
tsukauto use

Watashi wa jisho o tsukaimasu.I use a dictionary.

Watashi wa boorupen o tsukaimasu.I use a ballpoint pen.


あらう
arauto wash

Watashi wa te o araimasu.I wash my hands.

Watashi wa sekken de te o araimasu.I wash my hands with soap.


うまれる
umareruto be born

Kodomo ga umaremasu.A child is born.

Pochi wa sannen mae ni umaremashita.Pochi was born three years ago.


きる
kiruto cut

Watashi wa kami o kirimasu.I cut paper.

Haha wa keeki o kirimasu.My mother cuts the cake.


すむ
sumuto live, to reside

Watashi wa eki no soba ni sumimasu.I live beside the station.

Tomodachi wa apaato ni sumimasu.My friend lives in an apartment.


でんわする
denwasuruto make a phone call, to telephone

Watashi wa tomodachi ni denwa shimasu.I phone my friend.

Tomodachi wa watashi ni denwa shimasu.My friend phones me.


もつ
motsuto hold, to carry, to have

Watashi wa kaban o mochimasu.I hold my bag.

Tomodachi wa ookii kaban o mochimasu.My friend carries a big bag.


よぶ
yobuto call, to call out to

Watashi wa Pochi o yobimasu.I call Pochi.

Haha wa watashi o yobimasu.My mother calls me.

The story

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

Watashi wa eki no soba ni sumimasu. Asa, sekken de te o araimasu. Pochi wa sannen mae ni umaremashita.I live beside the station. In the morning, I wash my hands with soap. Pochi was born three years ago.

Kaban no naka ni hon ga arimasu. Watashi wa hon o erabimasu. Kaban o mochimasu. Mon no mae de Pochi o yobimasu. Pochi wa kimasu.There is a book in my bag. I choose the book. I hold my bag. I call Pochi in front of the gate. Pochi comes.

Gakkou de, watashi wa sensei ni shitsumon o kikimasu. Jisho o tsukaimasu. Kami o kirimasu.At school, I ask the teacher a question. I use a dictionary. I cut paper.

Gogo, watashi wa tomodachi to kouen de sakkaa o shimasu.In the afternoon, I play soccer with my friend in the park.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Tomodachi ni denwa shimasu. Shukudai o shimasu.In the evening, I go home. I phone my friend. I do my homework.

Yoru wa juuji ni beddo de nemasu. Heya no denki ga kiemasu. Oyasuminasai.At night, I go to bed in my bed at ten. The room's light goes out. Good night.

Questions about the story

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

Question 1 ·

Watashi wa doko ni sumimasu ka?Where do I live?

Answer:

Eki no soba ni sumimasu.I live beside the station.

Question 2 ·

Kaban no naka ni nani ga arimasu ka?What is in the bag?

Answer:

Hon ga arimasu.There is a book.

Question 3 ·

Watashi wa sensei ni nani o kikimasu ka?What do I ask the teacher?

Answer:

Shitsumon o kikimasu.I ask a question.

Question 4 ·

Watashi wa gogo, tomodachi to nani o shimasu ka?What do I do with my friend in the afternoon?

Answer:

Sakkaa o shimasu.I play soccer.

Question 5 ·

Pochi wa sannen mae ni umaremashita ka?Was Pochi born three years ago?

Answer:

Hai, umaremashita.Yes, he was.

Kanji in this lesson

These get their own cards in the kanji sectionas it grows — recognition first.

Check yourself, gently

A short quiz on this lesson's words and the ones before them — no timer, no grades, and anything that wobbles gets another look before the end.

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