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N5 · Lesson 54

Moving and Doing

Action verbs, round one: Mimi opens the window and looks at the garden, waits with Pochi by the gate, takes a walk and a photo in the park, puts the library book in her bag and takes it back, watches the movie at last, and gives her cat fish. 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

9:18 · 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)· (えいが)· (にわ)· (ほん)· (かばん)· (カメラ)· (フィルム)· (じゅぎょう)· (ごご)· (よる)· (としょかん)· (ざっし)· (はは)· (もん)· (そば)· (えき)· (ともだち)· (しゃしん)· (つくえ)· (がっこう)· (かいだん)· (まど)· (ドア)· (ねこ)· (さかな)· (あさ)· (みず)· (ばん)· (こうえん)· (いく)· (うち)· (かえる)· (なに)· (どこ)· (はい)· (じゅう)· (じ)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (へや)· (でんき)· (きえる)· (おやすみなさい)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

みる
miruto see, to look at

Watashi wa eiga o mimasu.I watch a movie.

Watashi wa niwa o mimasu.I look at the garden.


いれる
ireruto put in, to insert

Watashi wa hon o kaban ni iremasu.I put a book in my bag.

Watashi wa kamera ni firumu o iremasu.I put film in the camera.


おわる
owaruto end, to finish

Jugyou wa gogo ni owarimasu.Class ends in the afternoon.

Eiga wa yoru ni owarimasu.The movie ends at night.


かえす
kaesuto return (something)

Watashi wa hon o toshokan ni kaeshimasu.I return the book to the library.

Watashi wa zasshi o haha ni kaeshimasu.I return the magazine to my mother.


まつ
matsuto wait

Pochi wa mon no soba de machimasu.Pochi waits beside the gate.

Watashi wa eki de tomodachi o machimasu.I wait for my friend at the station.


とる
toruto take

Watashi wa kamera de shashin o torimasu.I take a photo with the camera.

Watashi wa tsukue kara hon o torimasu.I take a book from the desk.


もっていく
motteikuto take (something) along

Watashi wa hon o toshokan ni motteikimasu.I take the book to the library.

Watashi wa kaban o gakkou ni motteikimasu.I take my bag to school.


あがる
agaruto go up, to rise

Watashi wa kaidan o agarimasu.I go up the stairs.

Tomodachi mo kaidan o agarimasu.My friend goes up the stairs too.


あける
akeruto open

Watashi wa mado o akemasu.I open the window.

Watashi wa doa o akemasu.I open the door.


あげる
ageruto give

Watashi wa neko ni sakana o agemasu.I give fish to the cat.

Watashi wa tomodachi ni shashin o agemasu.I give a photo to my friend.


あびる
abiruto take (a shower), to bathe

Asa, watashi wa mizu o abimasu.In the morning, I take a shower.

Ban, watashi wa mizu o abimasu.In the evening, I take a shower.


さんぽする
sanposuruto take a walk, to stroll

Watashi wa Pochi to kouen de sanpo shimasu.I take a walk with Pochi in the park.

Asa, watashi wa niwa de sanpo shimasu.In the morning, I take a walk in the garden.

The story

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

Asa, watashi wa mizu o abimasu. Mado o akemasu. Niwa o mimasu.In the morning, I take a shower. I open the window. I look at the garden.

Pochi wa mon no soba de machimasu. Watashi wa Pochi to kouen de sanpo shimasu. Shashin mo torimasu.Pochi waits beside the gate. I take a walk with Pochi in the park. I take a photo too.

Watashi wa gakkou ni ikimasu. Kaidan o agarimasu. Jugyou wa gogo ni owarimasu.I go to school. I go up the stairs. Class ends in the afternoon.

Gogo, watashi wa hon o kaban ni iremasu. Toshokan ni motteikimasu. Hon o kaeshimasu.In the afternoon, I put the book in my bag. I take it to the library. I return the book.

Ban, watashi wa tomodachi to eigakan de eiga o mimasu.In the evening, I watch a movie with my friend at the movie theater.

Watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Neko ni sakana o agemasu.I go home. I give fish to the cat.

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 machimasu ka?Where does Pochi wait?

Answer:

Mon no soba de machimasu.Beside the gate.

Question 2 ·

Watashi wa kouen de nani o torimasu ka?What do I take in the park?

Answer:

Shashin o torimasu.I take a photo.

Question 3 ·

Jugyou wa gogo ni owarimasu ka?Does class end in the afternoon?

Answer:

Hai, gogo ni owarimasu.Yes, it ends in the afternoon.

Question 4 ·

Watashi wa hon o doko ni motteikimasu ka?Where do I take the book?

Answer:

Toshokan ni motteikimasu.I take it to the library.

Question 5 ·

Watashi wa neko ni nani o agemasu ka?What do I give the cat?

Answer:

Sakana o agemasu.I give it fish.

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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