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N5 · Lesson 49

Even More School and Study

School and study words, the third set: languages and English, kanji and katakana, magazines and dictionaries, memorizing, forgetting, and knowing. Mimi has a class at school, memorizes new English words, practices katakana with her friend, and reads a magazine at home. 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

8:33 · 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)· (はなす)· (やさしい)· (べんきょうする)· (たのしい)· (ことば)· (かく)· (たくさん)· (よむ)· (としょかん)· (つくえ)· (おおきい)· (きょう)· (この)· (ともだち)· (しゅくだい)· (あさ)· (がっこう)· (いく)· (せんせい)· (にほん)· (あたらしい)· (ときどき)· (まだ)· (かばん)· (なか)· (ごご)· (ひらがな)· (ばん)· (うち)· (かえる)· (それから)· (よる)· (じゅう)· (じ)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (へや)· (でんき)· (きえる)· (おやすみなさい)· (なに)· (どこ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

ご
golanguage (suffix)

Watashi wa nihongo o hanashimasu.I speak Japanese.

Nihongo wa yasashii desu.Japanese is easy.


えいご
eigoEnglish

Watashi wa eigo o benkyoushimasu.I study English.

Eigo wa tanoshii desu.English is fun.


おぼえる
oboeruto memorize

Watashi wa kotoba o oboemasu.I memorize words.

Watashi wa kanji o oboemasu.I memorize kanji.


カタカナ
katakanakatakana

Watashi wa katakana o kakimasu.I write katakana.

Katakana wa yasashii desu.Katakana is easy.


かんじ
kanjikanji

Kanji wa takusan arimasu.There are many kanji.

Watashi wa kanji o yomimasu.I read kanji.


ざっし
zasshimagazine

Watashi wa zasshi o yomimasu.I read a magazine.

Zasshi wa toshokan ni arimasu.There are magazines in the library.


じびき
jibikidictionary

Jibiki wa tsukue ni arimasu.The dictionary is on the desk.

Jibiki wa ookii desu.The dictionary is big.


じゅぎょう
jugyouclass

Kyou, jugyou ga arimasu.Today, there is a class.

Jugyou wa tanoshii desu.Class is fun.


しる
shiruto know

Watashi wa kono kotoba o shirimasen.I don't know this word.

Tomodachi wa kono kanji o shirimasen.My friend doesn't know this kanji.


れんしゅうする
renshuusuruto practice

Watashi wa kanji o renshuushimasu.I practice kanji.

Watashi wa tomodachi to renshuushimasu.I practice with my friend.


わすれる
wasureruto forget

Watashi wa kotoba o wasuremasu.I forget words.

Watashi wa shukudai o wasuremasu.I forget my homework.

The story

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

Asa, watashi wa gakkou ni ikimasu. Kyou, jugyou ga arimasu.In the morning, I go to school. Today, there is a class.

Jugyou de sensei wa eigo o hanashimasu. Watashi wa atarashii kotoba o oboemasu.In class, the teacher speaks English. I memorize new words.

Kanji mo oboemasu. Tokidoki kotoba o wasuremasu.I memorize kanji too. Sometimes I forget words.

Watashi wa mada takusan no kanji o shirimasen. Jibiki wa kaban no naka ni arimasu.I don't know many kanji yet. My dictionary is in my bag.

Gogo, watashi wa tomodachi to renshuushimasu. Katakana to hiragana o renshuushimasu.In the afternoon, I practice with my friend. I practice katakana and hiragana.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Zasshi o yomimasu. Zasshi wa tanoshii desu.In the evening, I go home. I read a magazine. The magazine is fun.

Sorekara, nihongo o benkyoushimasu.Then, I study Japanese.

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 ·

Kyou, gakkou ni nani ga arimasu ka?What is there at school today?

Answer:

Jugyou ga arimasu.There is a class.

Question 2 ·

Mimi wa jugyou de nani o oboemasu ka?What does Mimi memorize in class?

Answer:

Atarashii kotoba o oboemasu.She memorizes new words.

Question 3 ·

Jibiki wa doko ni arimasu ka?Where is the dictionary?

Answer:

Kaban no naka ni arimasu.It is in her bag.

Question 4 ·

Mimi wa gogo, nani o renshuushimasu ka?What does Mimi practice in the afternoon?

Answer:

Katakana to hiragana o renshuushimasu.She practices katakana and hiragana.

Question 5 ·

Mimi wa ban, nani o yomimasu ka?What does Mimi read in the evening?

Answer:

Zasshi o yomimasu.She reads a magazine.

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