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N5 · Lesson 13

More Numbers, Counters and Money

Count long thin things, animals, minutes and years; split things in half, pay in thousands — and say what you want.

🎧 Listen first

9:54 · Mimi's voice. Listen once through before reading anything — ears first, eyes second.

Peek as much as you need — then fade the help.

Words this lesson assumes you know: (わたし)· (ひと)· (にほん)· (いぬ)· (ねこ)· (きょう)· (いま)· (なんじ)· (いえ)· (ばん)· (ねる)· (ちち)· (みせ)· (パン)· (チーズ)· (たまご)· (ぎゅうにゅう)· (かう)· (はらう)· (たべる)· (ながい)· (あたらしい)· (いく)· (かえる)· (くるま)· (さんぽ)· (くる)· (えき)· (でんしゃ)· (なに)· (ここ)· (ごぜん)· (ごご)· (まいばん)· (ください)· (おやすみなさい)· (じ)· (ひ)· (えん)· (がつ)· (ひとつ)· (つ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

📚 Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

ほん/ぼん/ぽん
honbonponcounter

Nagai pan o ippon kudasai.One long bread, please.

Koko ni nagai pan ga sanbon arimasu.There are three long breads here.


せん
senthousand

Pan wa senen desu.The bread is 1,000 yen.

Watashi wa sanzenen haraimasu.I pay 3,000 yen.


ひとり
hitorione person

Watashi wa hitori desu.I am on my own.

Mise ni hito ga hitori imasu.There is one person in the store.


グラム
guramugrams

Chiizu wa hitotsu juuguramu desu.One cheese is ten grams.

Gyuunyuu wa senguramu desu.The milk is 1,000 grams.


ねん
nenyear (counter)

Chichi no kuruma wa nannen desu ka? Juunen desu."How old is Father's car?" "It's ten years old."

Ichinen ni ichido, chichi no ie e ikimasu.Once a year, I go to my father's house.


はん
hanhalf

Ima, kuji han desu.It's half past nine now.

Pan no han o tabemasu.I eat half of the bread.


ひき/びき/ぴき
hikibikipikicounter

Ie ni inu ga ippiki imasu.There is one dog at home.

Neko ga nihiki, inu ga sanbiki imasu.There are two cats and three dogs.


ふん
funminutes (counter)

Eki made gofun desu.It's five minutes to the station.

Mise made juppun desu.It's ten minutes to the store.


いちど
ichidoonce

Chichi wa ichido Nihon e ikimashita.Father went to Japan once.

Watashi mo ichido ikitai desu.I want to go once, too.


いつつ
itsutsufive (things)

Tamago o itsutsu kudasai.Five eggs, please.

Atarashii pan ga hoshii desu. Itsutsu kudasai.I want some new bread. Five, please.


ときどき
tokidokisometimes

Watashi wa tokidoki densha de ikimasu.I sometimes go by train.

Tokidoki Pochi to sanpo shimasu.I sometimes take walks with Pochi.


ななつ
nanatsuseven (things)

Chiizu o nanatsu kudasai.Seven cheeses, please.

Koko ni tamago ga nanatsu arimasu.There are seven eggs here.


ほしい
hoshiiwant, wanted

Watashi wa atarashii kuruma ga hoshii desu.I want a new car.

Atarashii pan ga hoshii desu. Itsutsu kudasai.I want some new bread. Five, please.

📖 The story

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

Kyou wa shigatsu juuichinichi desu.Today is April 11th.

Gozen kuji han desu. Watashi wa hitori desu. Pochi wa ippiki desu.It's half past nine in the morning. I am on my own. Pochi is one dog.

Tokidoki chichi ga kimasu. Kyou wa kimasen.Sometimes Father comes over. He is not coming today.

Watashi wa mise e ikimasu. Ie kara mise made gofun desu.I go to the store. It's five minutes from home to the store.

Mise ni neko ga sanbiki imasu.There are three cats at the store.

Nagai pan o nihon, tamago o itsutsu kudasai.Two long breads and five eggs, please.

Chiizu o nanatsu kudasai. Chiizu wa hitotsu juuguramu desu.Seven cheeses, please. One cheese is ten grams.

Sanzenen desu. Watashi wa haraimasu.That's 3,000 yen. I pay.

Chichi no kuruma wa juunen desu. Watashi wa atarashii kuruma ga hoshii desu.Father's car is ten years old. I want a new car.

Chichi wa ichido Nihon e ikimashita.Father went to Japan once.

Watashi mo ichido ikitai desu.I want to go once, too.

Gogo sanji ni ie e kaerimasu. Pochi to sanpo shimasu.At three in the afternoon, I go home. I take a walk with Pochi.

Ban, pan no han o tabemasu.In the evening, I eat half of the bread.

Maiban juuji ni nemasu. Oyasuminasai.Every 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 ·

Kyou wa nangatsu nannichi desu ka?What month and day is it today?

Answer:

Shigatsu juuichinichi desu.It's April 11th.

Question 2 ·

Mise ni neko ga nanbiki imasu ka?How many cats are at the store?

Answer:

Sanbiki imasu.There are three.

Question 3 ·

Mimi wa nani o kaimashita ka?What did Mimi buy?

Answer:

Nagai pan to tamago to chiizu o kaimashita.She bought long bread, eggs and cheese.

Question 4 ·

Chichi no kuruma wa nannen desu ka?How old is Father's car?

Answer:

Juunen desu.It's ten years old.

Question 5 ·

Mimi wa maiban nanji ni nemasu ka?What time does Mimi go to bed every night?

Answer:

Juuji ni nemasu.At ten.

🈳 Kanji in this lesson

These get their own cards in the kanji sectionas it grows — recognition first, no quizzes.

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