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N5 · Lesson 36

A Book, a Desk and My Room

House and furniture words: a book, a room, a desk, home, a classroom, homework, a box, a bag, toilet paper, baggage, a bookshop and an apartment. Mimi spends the day between the classroom and her small room, buys toilet paper and a new book, points out her friend's apartment by the station, and Father comes home in the evening with big baggage. 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

8:58 · 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)· (きょう)· (ごぜん)· (ごご)· (ばん)· (よる)· (おおきい)· (ちいさい)· (あたらしい)· (すき)· (がくせい)· (ともだち)· (ちち)· (えき)· (みせ)· (いく)· (かえる)· (かう)· (はいる)· (その)· (それから)· (いす)· (そば)· (さん)· (に)· (さつ)· (なん)· (なんじ)· (じ)· (いいえ)· (どこ)· (ねる)· (おやすみなさい)· (ちかい)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

ほん
honbook

Watashi wa hon o kaimasu.I buy a book.

Hon ga nisatsu arimasu.There are two books.


へや
heyaroom

Watashi no heya wa chiisai desu.My room is small.

Heya ni tsukue ga arimasu.There is a desk in the room.


つくえ
tsukuedesk

Tsukue wa ookii desu.The desk is big.

Tsukue no soba ni kaban ga arimasu.There is a bag beside the desk.


うち
uchihome

Watashi wa uchi ni imasu.I am at home.

Watashi no uchi wa eki ni chikai desu.My home is near the station.


きょうしつ
kyoushitsuclassroom

Kyoushitsu ni gakusei ga imasu.There are students in the classroom.

Kyoushitsu wa ookii desu.The classroom is big.


しゅくだい
shukudaihomework

Kyou wa shukudai ga arimasu.There is homework today.

Tomodachi mo shukudai ga arimasu.My friend has homework too.


はこ
hakobox

Hako wa ookii desu.The box is big.

Heya ni hako ga arimasu.There is a box in the room.


かばん
kabanbag

Kaban wa atarashii desu.The bag is new.

Hon ga kaban ni hairimasu.A book fits in the bag.


トイレットペーパー
toirettopeepaatoilet paper

Uchi ni toirettopeepaa ga arimasu.There is toilet paper at home.

Toirettopeepaa o kaimasu.I buy toilet paper.


にもつ
nimotsubaggage

Chichi no nimotsu wa ookii desu.My father's baggage is big.

Eki ni nimotsu ga arimasu.There is baggage at the station.


ほんや
honyabookshop

Eki no soba ni honya ga arimasu.There is a bookshop near the station.

Watashi wa honya ni ikimasu.I go to the bookshop.


アパート
apaatoapartment

Tomodachi no uchi wa apaato desu.My friend's home is an apartment.

Apaato wa chiisai desu.The apartment is small.

The story

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

Gozen, watashi wa kyoushitsu ni imasu. Kyoushitsu wa ookii desu. Kyou wa shukudai ga arimasu.In the morning, I am in the classroom. The classroom is big. Today there is homework.

Gogo, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu.In the afternoon, I go home.

Watashi no heya wa chiisai desu. Heya ni tsukue to isu to hako ga arimasu.My room is small. In the room there are a desk, a chair and a box.

Tsukue no soba ni hon ga sansatsu arimasu. Watashi wa hon ga suki desu.Beside the desk there are three books. I like books.

Hon ga kaban ni hairimasu.A book fits in the bag.

Watashi wa mise ni ikimasu. Toirettopeepaa o kaimasu.I go to the store. I buy toilet paper.

Sorekara, honya ni ikimasu. Atarashii hon o kaimasu.And then, I go to the bookshop. I buy a new book.

Eki no soba ni apaato ga arimasu. Tomodachi no uchi wa sono apaato desu.Near the station there is an apartment building. My friend's home is that apartment.

Ban, chichi ga kaerimasu. Chichi no nimotsu wa ookii desu.In the evening, Father comes home. Father's baggage is big.

Yoru wa juuji ni nemasu. Oyasuminasai.At night, I go to bed at ten. Good night.

Questions about the story

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

Question 1 ·

Mimi no heya wa ookii desu ka?Is Mimi's room big?

Answer:

Iie, chiisai desu.No, it is small.

Question 2 ·

Tsukue no soba ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there beside the desk?

Answer:

Hon ga sansatsu arimasu.There are three books.

Question 3 ·

Mimi wa nan o kaimasu ka?What does Mimi buy?

Answer:

Toirettopeepaa to atarashii hon o kaimasu.She buys toilet paper and a new book.

Question 4 ·

Tomodachi no uchi wa doko desu ka?Where is your friend's home?

Answer:

Eki no soba no apaato desu.It is the apartment near the station.

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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