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N5 · Lesson 70

Even More Action Verbs

More action verbs, round two: flowers bloom (さく) in the garden, Mimi breathes in (すう) slowly on a spring morning, her shoes are different (ちがう) from Mother's, Mother can (できる) cook and make cake, and Mimi polishes (みがく) her new black shoes. No new grammar: all 50 patterns are already out in the wild, so this lesson just practices them on new words.

Listen first

6:07 · 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)· (あなた)· (はい)· (ろく)· (じゅう)· (あさ)· (よる)· (ばん)· (ねる)· (おきる)· (ちち)· (しろい)· (くろい)· (あたらしい)· (いいえ)· (いく)· (くるま)· (なに)· (この)· (あの)· (おやすみなさい)· (じ)· (はる)· (ゆっくり)· (ともだち)· (はは)· (まだ)· (ケーキ)· (りょうり)· (くつ)· (ほん)· (かばん)· (にわ)· (ベッド)· (まど)· (まえ)· (がっこう)· (うんてんする)· (はな)· (つくる)· (あそぶ)· (する)· (きれい)· (それでは)· (いる)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

さく
sakuto bloom

Haru, niwa ni shiroi hana ga sakimasu.In spring, white flowers bloom in the garden.

Gakkou no mae ni hana ga sakimasu.Flowers bloom in front of the school.


すう
suuto breathe in, to inhale

Asa, niwa de yukkuri suimasu.In the morning, I breathe in slowly in the garden.

Haha mo niwa de yukkuri suimasu.My mother breathes in slowly in the garden too.


ちがう
chigauto be different, to differ

Kono hon to ano hon wa chigaimasu.This book and that book are different.

Watashi no kaban to tomodachi no kaban wa chigaimasu.My bag and my friend's bag are different.


できる
dekiruto be able to, can

Haha wa ryouri ga dekimasu.My mother can cook.

Chichi wa kuruma o untendekimasu.My father can drive a car.


みがく
migakuto polish, to brush

Watashi wa atarashii kutsu o migakimasu.I polish my new shoes.

Haha wa mado o migakimasu.My mother polishes the window.

The story

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

Asa, watashi wa rokuji ni okimasu. Niwa de yukkuri suimasu.In the morning, I get up at six. I breathe in slowly in the garden.

Haru desu. Niwa ni shiroi hana ga sakimasu. Hana wa kirei desu.It is spring. White flowers bloom in the garden. The flowers are beautiful.

Watashi wa atarashii kuroi kutsu o migakimasu. Watashi no kutsu to haha no kutsu wa chigaimasu.I polish my new black shoes. My shoes and my mother's shoes are different.

Gakkou e ikimasu. Tomodachi mo gakkou ni imasu.I go to school. My friend is at school too.

Ban, haha wa ryouri ga dekimasu. Keeki mo dekimasu.In the evening, my mother can cook. She can make cake too.

Watashi wa mada keeki ga dekimasen. Haha ga keeki o tsukurimasu.I can't make cake yet. My mother makes the cake.

Pochi wa niwa de asobimasu. Watashi mo Pochi to asobimasu.Pochi plays in the garden. I play with Pochi too.

Soredewa, yoru wa juuji ni beddo de nemasu. Oyasuminasai.Well then, at night I go to bed in my bed at ten. Good night.

Questions about the story

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

Question 1 ·

Asa, niwa de nani o shimasu ka?In the morning, what do you do in the garden?

Answer:

Yukkuri suimasu.I breathe in slowly.

Question 2 ·

Haru, niwa ni nani ga sakimasu ka?In spring, what blooms in the garden?

Answer:

Shiroi hana ga sakimasu.White flowers bloom.

Question 3 ·

Anata no kutsu to haha no kutsu wa chigaimasu ka?Are your shoes and your mother's shoes different?

Answer:

Hai, chigaimasu.Yes, they are different.

Question 4 ·

Haha wa ryouri ga dekimasu ka?Can your mother cook?

Answer:

Hai, dekimasu. Keeki mo dekimasu.Yes, she can. She can make cake too.

Question 5 ·

Anata wa keeki ga dekimasu ka?Can you make cake?

Answer:

Iie, mada dekimasen. Haha ga tsukurimasu.No, I can't yet. My mother makes it.

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.

Take the quiz