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N5 · Lesson 77

Everyday Words, Round Six

Everyday words, round six: probably (たぶん) and gradually (だんだん), the color brown (ちゃいろ), just exactly (ちょうど), an ashtray (はいざら) on a restaurant table, the friend's older sister at twenty years old (はたち), this area (へん) by the station, a pen (ペン), how convenient (べんり) things are, the better side (ほう) of a comparison, another (ほか) book, and going straight (まっすぐ) home. No new grammar: all 50 patterns are already out in the wild, so this lesson just practices them on new words.

Listen first

9:35 · 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: (あの)· (ある)· (あさ)· (あさごはん)· (あした)· (あたたかい)· (あと)· (あう)· (ばん)· (ばんごはん)· (バス)· (ベッド)· (ちち)· (ちかく)· (でんしゃ)· (デパート)· (えき)· (がっこう)· (がくせい)· (ごご)· (ごぜん)· (はち)· (はい)· (はやい)· (ほん)· (いく)· (いぬ)· (いる)· (じ)· (じゅう)· (かばん)· (かえる)· (かいしゃ)· (かく)· (きのう)· (この)· (くろい)· (きょう)· (みせ)· (なに)· (なる)· (ねる)· (にわ)· (おきる)· (おねえさん)· (おやすみなさい)· (レストラン)· (ろく)· (さくぶん)· (さむい)· (しち)· (しずか)· (それでは)· (すき)· (たべる)· (テーブル)· (てがみ)· (ともだち)· (としょかん)· (うえ)· (わたし)· (よむ)· (よる)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

たぶん
tabunprobably, maybe

Tabun, chichi wa kaisha ni imasu.My father is probably at the company.

Tabun, Pochi wa niwa ni imasu.Pochi is probably in the garden.


だんだん
dandangradually

Dandan atatakaku narimasu.It gradually gets warmer.

Dandan samuku narimasu.It gradually gets colder.


ちゃいろ
chairobrown

Oneesan no kaban wa chairo desu.The older sister's bag is brown.

Chairo no inu ga imasu.There is a brown dog.


ちょうど
choudojust, exactly

Choudo hachiji desu.It is exactly eight o'clock.

Choudo juuji ni nemasu.I go to bed at exactly ten.


はいざら
haizaraashtray

Haizara wa teeburu no ue ni arimasu.The ashtray is on the table.

Resutoran ni haizara ga arimasu.There is an ashtray at the restaurant.


はたち
hatachitwenty years old

Oneesan wa hatachi desu.The older sister is twenty years old.

Ano gakusei wa hatachi desu.That student is twenty years old.


へん
henside, area

Eki no hen ni depaato ga arimasu.There is a department store around the station.

Kono hen wa shizuka desu.This area is quiet.


ペン
penpen

Pen de tegami o kakimasu.I write a letter with a pen.

Watashi wa kuroi pen ga suki desu.I like black pens.


べんり
benriconvenient

Eki no hen wa benri desu.The area around the station is convenient.

Basu wa benri desu.The bus is convenient.


ほう
houside (the ~ one, in comparisons)

Densha no hou ga basu yori hayai desu.The train is faster than the bus.

Kyou no hou ga kinou yori atatakai desu.Today is warmer than yesterday.


ほか
hokaother, another

Hoka no hon o yomimasu.I read another book.

Hoka ni mise ga arimasu.There are other stores too.


まっすぐ
massugustraight, straight ahead

Eki kara massugu ikimasu.I go straight from the station.

Massugu uchi e kaerimasu.I go straight home.

The story

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

Asa, rokuji ni okimasu. Choudo shichiji ni asagohan o tabemasu.In the morning, I get up at six. I eat breakfast at exactly seven.

Kyou wa dandan atatakaku narimasu. Gogo no hou ga gozen yori atatakai desu. Ashita mo tabun atatakai desu.Today gradually gets warmer. The afternoon is warmer than the morning. Tomorrow will probably be warm too.

Gakkou de pen de sakubun o kakimasu.At school, I write a composition with a pen.

Gakkou no ato de, toshokan de hoka no hon o yomimasu.After school, I read another book at the library.

Eki no hen wa benri desu. Depaato ya mise ga arimasu.The area around the station is convenient. There are a department store, shops, and so on.

Depaato de tomodachi to oneesan ni aimasu. Oneesan wa hatachi desu. Oneesan no kaban wa chairo desu.At the department store, I meet my friend and her older sister. The older sister is twenty years old. The older sister's bag is brown.

Ban, tomodachi to eki no chikaku no resutoran e ikimasu. Teeburu no ue ni haizara ga arimasu. Bangohan o tabemasu.In the evening, I go with my friend to the restaurant near the station. There is an ashtray on the table. We eat dinner.

Eki kara uchi e massugu ikimasu. Soredewa, yoru wa juuji ni beddo de nemasu. Oyasuminasai.I go straight home from the station. 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, choudo shichiji ni asagohan o tabemasu ka?In the morning, do you eat breakfast at exactly seven?

Answer:

Hai, choudo shichiji ni tabemasu.Yes, I eat at exactly seven.

Question 2 ·

Gogo no hou ga gozen yori atatakai desu ka?Is the afternoon warmer than the morning?

Answer:

Hai, gogo no hou ga atatakai desu.Yes, the afternoon is warmer.

Question 3 ·

Gakkou de nani de sakubun o kakimasu ka?At school, what do you write a composition with?

Answer:

Pen de kakimasu.I write with a pen.

Question 4 ·

Resutoran no teeburu no ue ni nani ga arimasu ka?What is on the table at the restaurant?

Answer:

Haizara ga arimasu.There is an ashtray.

Question 5 ·

Eki kara uchi e massugu ikimasu ka?Do you go straight home from the station?

Answer:

Hai, massugu ikimasu.Yes, I go straight home.

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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