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N5 · Lesson 67

More Adverbs and Connecting Words

Adverbs and connecting words, round two: usually (たいてい) off to school just past (すぎ) seven, and then (そして) a first-time (はじめて) book from the library, but (しかし) it is a little difficult, so more (もっと) studying, fruit and sake and so on (など) at the store, a friend at about (だいたい) eight, really (ほんとう) beautiful white flowers, and well then (それでは), bed at ten. No new grammar: all 50 patterns are already out in the wild, so this lesson just practices them on new words.

Listen first

10:00 · 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: (あげる)· (あるく)· (あさ)· (あと)· (ばん)· (ばんごはん)· (ベッド)· (べんきょうする)· (ちち)· (えいが)· (がっこう)· (はち)· (はは)· (はな)· (はれ)· (ほん)· (いく)· (いっしょ)· (いつ)· (じ)· (じゅう)· (かえる)· (かう)· (ケーキ)· (きれい)· (この)· (くだもの)· (くる)· (きょう)· (まえ)· (みせ)· (むずかしい)· (なに)· (ねる)· (にわ)· (のむ)· (おちゃ)· (おもしろい)· (おやすみなさい)· (りんご)· (さむい)· (さん)· (シャツ)· (しち)· (しろい)· (すこし)· (たべる)· (ともだち)· (としょかん)· (つくる)· (うち)· (うる)· (わかる)· (わたし)· (よむ)· (よる)· (ざっし)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

そして
soshiteand then, and so

Watashi wa gakkou e ikimasu. Soshite, tomodachi to arukimasu.I go to school. And then, I walk with my friend.

Haha wa keeki o tsukurimasu. Soshite, watashi wa tabemasu.My mother makes a cake. And then, I eat it.


だいたい
daitaialmost, roughly

Tomodachi wa daitai hachiji ni uchi e kimasu.My friend comes to my home at about eight.

Watashi wa daitai wakarimasu.I mostly understand.


など
nadoand so on, etc.

Mise wa kudamono ya osake nado o urimasu.The store sells fruit, sake, and so on.

Watashi wa hon ya zasshi nado o yomimasu.I read books, magazines, and so on.


ほんとう
hontoureally

Niwa no hana wa hontou ni kirei desu.The garden flowers are really beautiful.

Kono eiga wa hontou ni omoshiroi desu.This movie is really interesting.


もっと
mottomore

Motto benkyou shimasu.I will study more.

Motto ocha o nomimasu.I will drink more tea.


すぎ
sugipast, after (time)

Watashi wa shichiji sugi ni gakkou e ikimasu.I go to school just past seven.

Sanji sugi ni uchi e kaerimasu.I go home a little past three.


いろ
irocolor

Niwa no hana no iro wa shiroi desu.The color of the garden flowers is white.

Kono shatsu no iro wa shiroi desu.The color of this shirt is white.


おさけ
osakealcohol, sake

Mise wa osake o urimasu.The store sells sake.

Chichi wa osake o kaimasu.My father buys sake.


しかし
shikashibut

Shikashi, kono hon wa sukoshi muzukashii desu.But this book is a little difficult.

Kyou wa samui desu. Shikashi, hare desu.It is cold today. But it is sunny.


それでは
soredewathen, well then

Soredewa, yoru wa juuji ni nemasu.Well then, at night I go to bed at ten.

Soredewa, kaerimasu.Well then, I will go home.


たいてい
taiteiusually, mostly

Watashi wa taitei shichiji sugi ni gakkou e ikimasu.I usually go to school just past seven.

Haha wa taitei keeki o tsukurimasu.My mother usually makes cakes.


はじめて
hajimetefor the first time

Kono hon o hajimete yomimasu.I am reading this book for the first time.

Hajimete kono mise e ikimasu.I go to this store for the first time.

The story

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

Asa, watashi wa taitei shichiji sugi ni gakkou e ikimasu. Soshite, tomodachi to issho ni arukimasu.In the morning, I usually go to school just past seven. And then, I walk together with my friend.

Gakkou no ato de, toshokan de hon o karimasu. Kono hon o hajimete yomimasu.After school, I borrow a book at the library. I am reading this book for the first time.

Shikashi, kono hon wa sukoshi muzukashii desu. Motto benkyou shimasu.But this book is a little difficult. I will study more.

Bangohan no mae ni, mise e mo ikimasu. Mise wa kudamono ya osake nado o urimasu.Before dinner, I go to the store too. The store sells fruit, sake, and so on.

Watashi wa ringo o kaimasu. Soshite, haha ni agemasu.I buy apples. And then, I give them to my mother.

Ban, tomodachi wa daitai hachiji ni uchi e kimasu. Soshite, haha no keeki nado o issho ni tabemasu.In the evening, my friend comes to my home at about eight. And then, we eat my mother's cake and such together.

Niwa no hana no iro wa shiroi desu. Hontou ni kirei desu.The color of the garden flowers is white. They are really beautiful.

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 ·

Gakkou e wa itsu ikimasu ka?When do you go to school?

Answer:

Taitei shichiji sugi ni ikimasu.I usually go just past seven.

Question 2 ·

Mise wa nani o urimasu ka?What does the store sell?

Answer:

Kudamono ya osake nado o urimasu.It sells fruit, sake, and so on.

Question 3 ·

Hon wa muzukashii desu ka?Is the book difficult?

Answer:

Hai, sukoshi muzukashii desu. Shikashi, motto benkyou shimasu.Yes, it is a little difficult. But I will study more.

Question 4 ·

Tomodachi wa itsu uchi e kimasu ka?When does your friend come to your home?

Answer:

Daitai hachiji ni kimasu.My friend comes at about eight.

Question 5 ·

Niwa no hana no iro wa shiroi desu ka?Are the garden flowers white?

Answer:

Hai, shiroi desu. Hontou ni kirei desu.Yes, they are white. They are really beautiful.

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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