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N5 · Lesson 41

The Post Office and the Bank

Town and buildings words, the second set: a corner, an embassy, a bus company, a town, a post office, north, a bank, an entrance, electricity, far, a place, and west. Mimi walks her town — from the post office on the corner to the bank next door, the embassy in the north and the bus company in the west — then comes home past the park to her entrance and the garden gate. 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

9:41 · 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)· (うち)· (くろい)· (くつ)· (でかける)· (もん)· (そば)· (おおきい)· (てがみ)· (わたす)· (となり)· (ごご)· (こうえん)· (いく)· (まえ)· (ばん)· (かえる)· (ねこ)· (にわ)· (よる)· (じゅう)· (じ)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (へや)· (おやすみなさい)· (たてもの)· (この)· (がっこう)· (かさ)· (きえる)· (たいせつ)· (いい)· (かいしゃ)· (なに)· (どこ)· (なんじ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

かど
kadocorner

Machi no kado ni yuubinkyoku ga arimasu.At the corner of the town, there is a post office.

Kouen no kado ni Pochi ga imasu.Pochi is at the corner of the park.


たいしかん
taishikanembassy

Machi no kita ni taishikan ga arimasu.In the north of the town, there is an embassy.

Taishikan wa ookii tatemono desu.The embassy is a big building.


バスがいしゃ
basugaishabus company

Machi no nishi ni basugaisha ga arimasu.In the west of the town, there is a bus company.

Basugaisha wa ookii desu.The bus company is big.


まち
machitown

Watashi no machi wa ookii desu.My town is big.

Kono machi ni gakkou ga arimasu.In this town, there is a school.


ゆうびんきょく
yuubinkyokupost office

Yuubinkyoku de tegami o watashimasu.At the post office, I hand over a letter.

Yuubinkyoku wa machi no kado ni arimasu.The post office is at the corner of the town.


きた
kitanorth

Machi no kita ni taishikan ga arimasu.In the north of the town, there is an embassy.

Kita ni ookii tatemono ga arimasu.In the north, there is a big building.


ぎんこう
ginkoubank

Ginkou wa yuubinkyoku no tonari ni arimasu.The bank is next to the post office.

Ginkou wa ookii desu.The bank is big.


げんかん
genkanentrance

Genkan ni kuroi kutsu ga arimasu.At the entrance, there are black shoes.

Uchi no genkan ni kasa ga arimasu.At my home's entrance, there is an umbrella.


でんき
denkielectricity, light

Yoru, heya no denki ga kiemasu.At night, the room's light goes out.

Denki wa taisetsu desu.Electricity is important.


とおい
tooifar

Taishikan wa tooi desu.The embassy is far.

Basugaisha wa tooi desu.The bus company is far.


ところ
tokoroplace

Watashi no machi wa ii tokoro desu.My town is a nice place.

Kouen wa ii tokoro desu.The park is a nice place.


にし
nishiwest

Machi no nishi ni basugaisha ga arimasu.In the west of the town, there is a bus company.

Nishi ni ookii kaisha ga arimasu.In the west, there is a big company.

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. Genkan ni kuroi kutsu ga arimasu.In the morning, I am at home. My black shoes are at the entrance.

Watashi wa dekakemasu. Pochi wa mon no soba ni imasu.I go out. Pochi is beside the gate.

Watashi no machi wa ookii tokoro desu. Machi no kado ni yuubinkyoku ga arimasu.My town is a big place. At the corner of the town, there is a post office.

Watashi wa yuubinkyoku de tegami o watashimasu.At the post office, I hand over a letter.

Yuubinkyoku no tonari ni ginkou ga arimasu. Ginkou wa ookii desu.Next to the post office, there is a bank. The bank is big.

Machi no kita ni taishikan ga arimasu. Taishikan wa tooi tokoro ni arimasu.In the north of the town, there is an embassy. The embassy is in a far place.

Machi no nishi ni basugaisha ga arimasu.In the west of the town, there is a bus company.

Gogo, watashi wa kouen ni ikimasu. Kouen wa uchi no mae ni arimasu.In the afternoon, I go to the park. The park is in front of my home.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Neko wa niwa ni imasu.In the evening, I go home. The cat is in the garden.

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 ·

Mimi no machi no kado ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there at the corner of Mimi's town?

Answer:

Yuubinkyoku ga arimasu.There is a post office.

Question 2 ·

Yuubinkyoku no tonari ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there next to the post office?

Answer:

Ginkou ga arimasu.There is a bank.

Question 3 ·

Machi no kita ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there in the north of the town?

Answer:

Taishikan ga arimasu.There is an embassy.

Question 4 ·

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

Answer:

Kouen ni ikimasu.She goes to the park.

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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