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N5 · Lesson 46

More Nature and Animals

Nature and animals words, the second set: trees and birds, the sky and the weather, and a cool autumn day. There is a big tree in Mimi's garden, her cat likes the birds in it, and the park and the mountain are full of trees. 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

5:44 · 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: (あさ)· (わたし)· (きょう)· (いい)· (あき)· (にわ)· (いく)· (おおきい)· (ちいさい)· (ねこ)· (すき)· (ごご)· (こうえん)· (たくさん)· (やま)· (ばん)· (かえる)· (うち)· (よる)· (じゅう)· (じ)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (へや)· (でんき)· (きえる)· (おやすみなさい)· (なに)· (どう)· (あした)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

き
kitree

Niwa ni ki ga arimasu.There is a tree in the garden.

Ki wa ookii desu.The tree is big.


すずしい
suzushiicool

Kyou wa suzushii desu.Today is cool.

Aki wa suzushii desu.Autumn is cool.


そら
sorasky

Sora wa ookii desu.The sky is big.

Sora ni tori ga imasu.There are birds in the sky.


てんき
tenkiweather

Kyou wa ii tenki desu.The weather is good today.

Ashita mo ii tenki desu.The weather will be good tomorrow too.


とり
toribird

Ki ni tori ga imasu.There are birds in the tree.

Tori wa chiisai desu.The birds are small.

The story

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

Asa, kyou wa ii tenki desu. Aki desu. Suzushii desu.In the morning, the weather is good today. It is autumn. It is cool.

Watashi wa niwa ni ikimasu. Niwa ni ookii ki ga arimasu.I go into the garden. There is a big tree in the garden.

Ki ni tori ga imasu. Tori wa chiisai desu.There are birds in the tree. The birds are small.

Sora wa ookii desu. Sora ni mo tori ga imasu.The sky is big. There are birds in the sky too.

Neko wa tori ga suki desu.The cat likes birds.

Gogo, watashi wa kouen ni ikimasu. Kouen ni ki ga takusan arimasu.In the afternoon, I go to the park. There are many trees in the park.

Yama ni mo ki ga takusan arimasu. Aki no yama wa suzushii desu.There are many trees on the mountain too. The mountain in autumn is cool.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu.In the evening, I go home.

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 ·

Niwa ni nani ga arimasu ka?What is in the garden?

Answer:

Ki ga arimasu.There is a tree.

Question 2 ·

Ki ni nani ga imasu ka?What is in the tree?

Answer:

Tori ga imasu.There are birds.

Question 3 ·

Neko wa nani ga suki desu ka?What does the cat like?

Answer:

Tori ga suki desu.It likes birds.

Question 4 ·

Kouen ni nani ga takusan arimasu ka?What is there a lot of in the park?

Answer:

Ki ga takusan arimasu.There are many trees.

Question 5 ·

Kyou no tenki wa dou desu ka?How is the weather today?

Answer:

Ii tenki desu. Suzushii desu.The weather is good. It is cool.

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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