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N5 · Lesson 38

The Window, the Stairs and the Bed

House and furniture words, continued: a notebook, a building, a bookshelf, stairs, a key, soap, two words for door, a toilet, a bath, a bed and a window. Mimi spends the day at home with her bookshelf and the cat by the window, goes out past the big building near the station to buy soap, and comes home to a bath and her bed. 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

8:53 · 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)· (ごぜん)· (ごご)· (ばん)· (よる)· (おおきい)· (ちいさい)· (しろい)· (ねこ)· (えき)· (みせ)· (ほん)· (へや)· (うち)· (エレベーター)· (でかける)· (いく)· (かえる)· (はいる)· (かう)· (どこ)· (なん)· (なんじ)· (じ)· (じゅう)· (そば)· (それから)· (ねる)· (おやすみなさい)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

ノート
nootonotebook

Hondana ni nooto ga arimasu.There is a notebook on the bookshelf.

Nooto wa shiroi desu.The notebook is white.


ビル
birubuilding

Eki no soba ni biru ga arimasu.There is a building near the station.

Biru wa ookii desu.The building is big.


ほんだな
hondanabookshelf

Heya ni hondana ga arimasu.There is a bookshelf in the room.

Hondana ni hon ga arimasu.There are books on the bookshelf.


かいだん
kaidanstairs

Biru ni kaidan ga arimasu.There are stairs in the building.

Uchi ni kaidan ga arimasu.There are stairs at home.


かぎ
kagikey

Kagi wa to no soba ni arimasu.The key is beside the door.

Kagi wa chiisai desu.The key is small.


せっけん
sekkensoap

Watashi wa sekken o kaimasu.I buy soap.

Sekken wa shiroi desu.The soap is white.


と
todoor

Uchi ni to ga arimasu.There is a door at home.

To wa chiisai desu.The door is small.


ドア
doadoor

Biru ni doa ga arimasu.There is a door in the building.

Doa wa ookii desu.The door is big.


トイレ
toiretoilet

Toire wa furo no soba ni arimasu.The toilet is beside the bath.

Uchi ni toire ga arimasu.There is a toilet at home.


ふろ
furobath

Watashi wa furo ni hairimasu.I get in the bath.

Furo wa ookii desu.The bath is big.


ベッド
beddobed

Heya ni beddo ga arimasu.There is a bed in the room.

Watashi wa beddo de nemasu.I sleep in bed.


まど
madowindow

Heya ni mado ga arimasu.There is a window in the room.

Mado wa ookii desu.The window is big.

The story

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

Gozen, watashi wa uchi ni imasu. Watashi no heya ni hondana ga arimasu.In the morning, I am at home. In my room there is a bookshelf.

Hondana ni hon to nooto ga arimasu. Nooto wa shiroi desu.On the bookshelf there are books and a notebook. The notebook is white.

Heya ni mado ga arimasu. Mado wa ookii desu. Mado no soba ni neko ga imasu.There is a window in the room. The window is big. There is a cat beside the window.

Uchi ni to ga arimasu. Kagi wa to no soba ni arimasu.At home there is a door. The key is beside the door.

Gogo, watashi wa dekakemasu. Eki no soba ni ookii biru ga arimasu.In the afternoon, I go out. Near the station there is a big building.

Biru ni doa to kaidan ga arimasu. Erebeetaa mo arimasu.The building has a door and stairs. There is an elevator, too.

Sorekara, watashi wa mise ni ikimasu. Sekken o kaimasu.And then, I go to the store. I buy soap.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Toire wa furo no soba ni arimasu.In the evening, I go home. The toilet is beside the bath.

Watashi wa furo ni hairimasu. Sekken wa furo no soba ni arimasu.I get in the bath. The soap is beside the bath.

Yoru wa juuji ni beddo de nemasu. Oyasuminasai.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 ·

Mimi no heya ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there in Mimi's room?

Answer:

Hondana to mado to beddo ga arimasu.There is a bookshelf, a window and a bed.

Question 2 ·

Nooto wa doko ni arimasu ka?Where is the notebook?

Answer:

Hondana ni arimasu.It is on the bookshelf.

Question 3 ·

Eki no soba ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there near the station?

Answer:

Ookii biru ga arimasu.There is a big building.

Question 4 ·

Gogo, Mimi wa nan o kaimasu ka?In the afternoon, what does Mimi buy?

Answer:

Sekken o kaimasu.She buys soap.

Question 5 ·

Yoru, Mimi wa nanji ni nemasu ka?At night, what time does Mimi go to bed?

Answer:

Juuji ni nemasu.She goes to bed at ten.

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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