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N5 · Lesson 37

The Entrance, the Exit and the Garden

House and furniture words, continued: an entrance, an elevator, paper, a photograph, a newspaper, a building, going out, a letter, an exit, a clock, next door and a garden. Mimi spends the day at home beside the big building next door, goes out to the store in the afternoon with a letter in her bag, and finds the cat in the garden. 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

9:22 · 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)· (ごぜん)· (ごご)· (ばん)· (よる)· (おおきい)· (ちいさい)· (あたらしい)· (しろい)· (すき)· (ちち)· (はは)· (ねこ)· (えき)· (みせ)· (いく)· (かえる)· (はいる)· (どこ)· (なん)· (なんじ)· (じ)· (きゅう)· (いま)· (そば)· (それから)· (ねる)· (おやすみなさい)· (うち)· (へや)· (つくえ)· (かばん)· (ほんや)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

いりぐち
iriguchientrance

Tatemono ni iriguchi ga arimasu.There is an entrance in the building.

Iriguchi wa ookii desu.The entrance is big.


エレベーター
erebeetaaelevator

Tatemono ni erebeetaa ga arimasu.There is an elevator in the building.

Erebeetaa wa atarashii desu.The elevator is new.


かみ
kamipaper

Tsukue no soba ni kami ga arimasu.There is paper beside the desk.

Kami wa shiroi desu.The paper is white.


しゃしん
shashinphotograph

Heya ni shashin ga arimasu.There is a photograph in the room.

Shashin wa chiisai desu.The photograph is small.


しんぶん
shinbunnewspaper

Chichi wa shinbun ga suki desu.Father likes the newspaper.

Shinbun wa tsukue no soba ni arimasu.The newspaper is beside the desk.


たてもの
tatemonobuilding

Tatemono wa ookii desu.The building is big.

Eki no soba ni tatemono ga arimasu.There is a building near the station.


でかける
dekakeruto go out (of the house)

Watashi wa gogo ni dekakemasu.I go out in the afternoon.

Haha mo dekakemasu.Mother goes out, too.


てがみ
tegamiletter

Tegami ga kaban ni hairimasu.A letter fits in the bag.

Watashi wa tegami ga suki desu.I like letters.


でぐち
deguchiexit

Tatemono ni deguchi ga arimasu.There is an exit in the building.

Deguchi wa doko desu ka?Where is the exit?


とけい
tokeiclock

Heya ni tokei ga arimasu.There is a clock in the room.

Tokei wa atarashii desu.The clock is new.


となり
tonarinext to, next door

Watashi no uchi no tonari ni tatemono ga arimasu.There is a building next to my home.

Mise no tonari ni honya ga arimasu.There is a bookshop next to the store.


にわ
niwagarden

Uchi ni niwa ga arimasu.There is a garden at my home.

Niwa ni neko ga imasu.There is a cat in the garden.

The story

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

Gozen, watashi wa uchi ni imasu. Watashi no uchi no tonari ni ookii tatemono ga arimasu.In the morning, I am at home. Next to my home there is a big building.

Tatemono ni iriguchi to deguchi ga arimasu. Erebeetaa mo arimasu.The building has an entrance and an exit. There is an elevator, too.

Watashi no heya ni tokei ga arimasu. Ima wa kuji desu.In my room there is a clock. It is nine o'clock now.

Tsukue no soba ni shinbun to kami ga arimasu. Chichi wa shinbun ga suki desu.Beside the desk there are a newspaper and some paper. Father likes the newspaper.

Heya ni shashin mo arimasu. Shashin wa chiisai desu.There is a photograph in the room, too. The photograph is small.

Gogo, watashi wa dekakemasu.In the afternoon, I go out.

Kaban ni tegami ga hairimasu. Watashi wa mise ni ikimasu.A letter fits in my bag. I go to the store.

Sorekara, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu.And then, I go home.

Uchi ni niwa ga arimasu. Niwa ni neko ga imasu.My home has a garden. There is a cat in the garden.

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 uchi no tonari ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there next to Mimi's home?

Answer:

Ookii tatemono ga arimasu.There is a big building.

Question 2 ·

Tatemono ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there in the building?

Answer:

Iriguchi to deguchi to erebeetaa ga arimasu.There is an entrance, an exit and an elevator.

Question 3 ·

Ima wa nanji desu ka?What time is it now?

Answer:

Kuji desu.It is nine o'clock.

Question 4 ·

Gogo, Mimi wa doko ni ikimasu ka?In the afternoon, where does Mimi go?

Answer:

Mise ni ikimasu.She goes to the store.

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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