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N5 · Lesson 55

More Moving and Doing

Action verbs, round two: Mimi stands up and turns on the light, turns the corner in her white hat — かぶる is the put-on-your-head verb, so the hat finally gets worn properly — the teacher arrives (said respectfully), class begins, the library door gets pulled and opens on its own, the movie costs money, and she sends her friend a photo. 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

9:31 · 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)· (まど)· (ドア)· (かばん)· (ほん)· (ノート)· (もん)· (そば)· (えき)· (でんき)· (へや)· (ばん)· (じゅぎょう)· (えいが)· (いす)· (かど)· (バス)· (みせ)· (せんせい)· (ごご)· (ともだち)· (しゃしん)· (はは)· (おかね)· (ぼうし)· (しろい)· (あさ)· (ベッド)· (がっこう)· (いく)· (としょかん)· (えいがかん)· (みる)· (かえる)· (うち)· (よる)· (じ)· (じゅう)· (ねる)· (きえる)· (おやすみなさい)· (どこ)· (なに)· (はい)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

しめる
shimeruto close, to shut

Watashi wa mado o shimemasu.I close the window.

Watashi wa doa o shimemasu.I close the door.


だす
dasuto take out, to hand in

Watashi wa kaban kara hon o dashimasu.I take a book out of my bag.

Watashi wa kaban kara nooto o dashimasu.I take a notebook out of my bag.


たつ
tatsuto stand

Pochi wa mon no soba de tachimasu.Pochi stands beside the gate.

Watashi wa eki de tachimasu.I stand at the station.


つける
tsukeruto turn on, to switch on

Watashi wa denki o tsukemasu.I turn on the light.

Ban, watashi wa heya no denki o tsukemasu.In the evening, I turn on the room's light.


はじまる
hajimaruto begin, to start

Jugyou ga hajimarimasu.Class begins.

Eiga ga hajimarimasu.The movie begins.


ひく
hikuto pull

Watashi wa doa o hikimasu.I pull the door.

Watashi wa isu o hikimasu.I pull a chair.


まがる
magaruto turn, to bend

Watashi wa kado o magarimasu.I turn at the corner.

Basu wa kado o magarimasu.The bus turns at the corner.


あく
akuto open (intransitive)

Doa ga akimasu.The door opens.

Mise ga akimasu.The store opens.


おいでになる
oideninaruto come (respectful)

Sensei ga oideni narimasu.The teacher comes.

Sensei wa gogo ni oideni narimasu.The teacher comes in the afternoon.


おくる
okuruto send

Watashi wa tomodachi ni shashin o okurimasu.I send a photo to my friend.

Watashi wa haha ni shashin o okurimasu.I send a photo to my mother.


かかる
kakaruto take (time or money), to cost

Okane ga kakarimasu.It costs money.

Basu wa okane ga kakarimasu.The bus costs money.


かぶる
kaburuto put on (one's head), to wear

Watashi wa boushi o kaburimasu.I put on a hat.

Watashi wa shiroi boushi o kaburimasu.I put on a white hat.

The story

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

Asa, watashi wa beddo kara tachimasu. Heya no denki o tsukemasu. Pochi wa mon no soba de tachimasu.In the morning, I stand up from my bed. I turn on the room's light. Pochi stands beside the gate.

Watashi wa shiroi boushi o kaburimasu. Kado o magarimasu. Gakkou ni ikimasu.I put on my white hat. I turn at the corner. I go to school.

Gakkou de, jugyou ga hajimarimasu. Sensei ga oideni narimasu. Watashi wa kaban kara hon o dashimasu.At school, class begins. The teacher comes. I take a book out of my bag.

Gogo, watashi wa toshokan ni ikimasu. Doa o hikimasu. Doa ga akimasu.In the afternoon, I go to the library. I pull the door. The door opens.

Ban, watashi wa tomodachi to eigakan de eiga o mimasu. Eiga ga hajimarimasu. Okane ga kakarimasu.In the evening, I watch a movie with my friend at the movie theater. The movie begins. It costs money.

Watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Tomodachi ni shashin o okurimasu. Mado o shimemasu.I go home. I send a photo to my friend. I close the window.

Yoru wa juuji ni beddo de nemasu. Heya no denki ga kiemasu. Oyasuminasai.At night, I go to bed in my bed at ten. The room's light goes out. Good night.

Questions about the story

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

Question 1 ·

Pochi wa doko de tachimasu ka?Where does Pochi stand?

Answer:

Mon no soba de tachimasu.Beside the gate.

Question 2 ·

Watashi wa nani o kaburimasu ka?What do I put on?

Answer:

Shiroi boushi o kaburimasu.I put on a white hat.

Question 3 ·

Sensei wa oideni narimasu ka?Does the teacher come?

Answer:

Hai, oideni narimasu.Yes, the teacher comes.

Question 4 ·

Watashi wa tomodachi ni nani o okurimasu ka?What do I send to my friend?

Answer:

Shashin o okurimasu.I send a photo.

Question 5 ·

Eiga wa okane ga kakarimasu ka?Does the movie cost money?

Answer:

Hai, kakarimasu.Yes, it costs money.

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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