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N5 · Lesson 74

Even More Everyday Words

Everyday words, round three: Tokyo (とうきょう) and Kyoto (きょうと) far away (とおく), lunch in the school dining hall (しょくどう), soy sauce (しょうゆ) on the fish, the exchange student speaking Japanese (日本語) well (上手に), a party (パーティー) at home, and a phone number (ばんごう) written down at the end (さいご). No new grammar: all 50 patterns are already out in the wild, so this lesson just practices them on new words.

Listen first

9:29 · 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)· (すき)· (あさ)· (ろく)· (じゅう)· (じ)· (おきる)· (あさごはん)· (たべる)· (はは)· (さかな)· (いれる)· (がっこう)· (ともだち)· (ひるごはん)· (ごご)· (りゅうがくせい)· (べんきょうする)· (おしえる)· (はなす)· (あした)· (いく)· (ここ)· (ふるい)· (ばん)· (くる)· (ケーキ)· (かみ)· (かく)· (よる)· (そら)· (くつ)· (ねる)· (ベッド)· (おやすみなさい)· (それでは)· (なに)· (だれ)· (ほん)· (よむ)· (しる)· (でんわ)· (やま)· (ボールペン)· (まいにち)· (ゆうめい)· (どこ)· (ある)· (はい)· (うち)· (つくる)· (なる)· (する)· (あめりか)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

きょうと
KyotoKyoto

Kyoto wa furui desu.Kyoto is old.

Kyoto wa tooku ni arimasu.Kyoto is far away.


くろ
kuroblack

Watashi no kutsu wa kuro desu.My shoes are black.

Kuro no boorupen ga suki desu.I like black ballpoint pens.


くろく
kurokublack (adverbial form)

Ban, sora ga kuroku narimasu.In the evening, the sky turns black.

Yoru, yama ga kuroku narimasu.At night, the mountains turn black.


さいご
saigoend, last

Paatee no saigo ni keeki o tabemasu.At the end of the party, we eat cake.

Saigo ni hon o yomimasu.At the end, I read a book.


じょうずに
jouzuniwell, skillfully

Haha wa keeki o jouzu ni tsukurimasu.My mother makes cake well.

Ryuugakusei wa nihongo de jouzu ni hanashimasu.The exchange student speaks well in Japanese.


しょうゆ
shouyusoy sauce

Haha wa sakana ni shouyu o iremasu.My mother puts soy sauce on the fish.

Watashi wa shouyu ga suki desu.I like soy sauce.


しょくどう
shokudoudining hall, cafeteria

Gakkou no shokudou de hirugohan o tabemasu.I eat lunch in the school dining hall.

Gakkou ni shokudou ga arimasu.There is a dining hall at the school.


とうきょう
TokyoTokyo

Tokyo wa yuumei desu.Tokyo is famous.

Ryuugakusei wa Tokyo e ikimasu.The exchange student goes to Tokyo.


とおく
tookufar away, in the distance

Amerika wa tooku ni arimasu.America is far away.

Tokyo wa koko kara tooku ni arimasu.Tokyo is far away from here.


にほんご
nihongoJapanese (language)

Watashi wa ryuugakusei ni nihongo o oshiemasu.I teach Japanese to the exchange student.

Ryuugakusei wa mainichi nihongo o benkyoushimasu.The exchange student studies Japanese every day.


パーティー
paateeparty

Ban, uchi de paatee o shimasu.In the evening, we have a party at home.

Paatee de haha no keeki o tabemasu.At the party, we eat my mother's cake.


ばんごう
bangounumber

Denwa no bangou o kami ni kakimasu.I write the phone number on paper.

Tomodachi no denwa no bangou o shirimasen.I don't know my friend's phone number.

The story

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

Asa, rokuji ni okimasu. Asagohan o tabemasu. Haha wa sakana ni shouyu o iremasu.In the morning, I get up at six. I eat breakfast. My mother puts soy sauce on the fish.

Gakkou no shokudou de, tomodachi to hirugohan o tabemasu.I eat lunch with my friend in the school dining hall.

Gogo, ryuugakusei to nihongo o benkyoushimasu. Watashi wa nihongo o oshiemasu. Ryuugakusei wa nihongo de jouzu ni hanashimasu.In the afternoon, I study Japanese with the exchange student. I teach Japanese. The exchange student speaks well in Japanese.

Ryuugakusei wa ashita Tokyo e ikimasu. Tokyo wa tooku ni arimasu. Kyoto wa furui desu.Tomorrow, the exchange student goes to Tokyo. Tokyo is far away. Kyoto is old.

Ban, uchi de paatee o shimasu. Tomodachi ga kimasu. Haha no keeki o tabemasu.In the evening, we have a party at home. My friend comes. We eat my mother's cake.

Paatee no saigo ni, watashi wa kami ni denwa no bangou o kakimasu.At the end of the party, I write my phone number on paper.

Yoru, sora ga kuroku narimasu. Watashi no kutsu wa kuro desu.At night, the sky turns black. My shoes are black.

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 ·

Haha wa sakana ni nani o iremasu ka?What does your mother put on the fish?

Answer:

Shouyu o iremasu.She puts soy sauce on it.

Question 2 ·

Gakkou no shokudou de, dare to hirugohan o tabemasu ka?Who do you eat lunch with in the school dining hall?

Answer:

Tomodachi to tabemasu.I eat with my friend.

Question 3 ·

Ryuugakusei wa nihongo de jouzu ni hanashimasu ka?Does the exchange student speak well in Japanese?

Answer:

Hai, jouzu ni hanashimasu.Yes, they speak well.

Question 4 ·

Ryuugakusei wa ashita doko e ikimasu ka?Where does the exchange student go tomorrow?

Answer:

Tokyo e ikimasu.They go to Tokyo.

Question 5 ·

Paatee no saigo ni, nani o kakimasu ka?At the end of the party, what do you write?

Answer:

Kami ni denwa no bangou o kakimasu.I write my phone number on paper.

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