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N5 · Lesson 45

Nature and Animals

Nature and animals words, the first set: the sea, a river and fish, snow and rain, sunny and cloudy days, flowers and a mountain, warm and hot weather. Pochi likes the sea, the cat likes fish, and tomorrow will be cloudy with rain. 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

8:40 · 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)· (いく)· (おおきい)· (ちいさい)· (すき)· (そば)· (ごご)· (こうえん)· (ふゆ)· (しろい)· (あした)· (ふる)· (なつ)· (はる)· (ばん)· (かえる)· (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)· (うち)· (にわ)· (ねこ)· (なに)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

うみ
umisea

Umi wa ookii desu.The sea is big.

Pochi wa umi ga suki desu.Pochi likes the sea.


かわ
kawariver

Kawa ni sakana ga imasu.There are fish in the river.

Kawa wa yama no soba ni arimasu.The river is beside the mountain.


さかな
sakanafish

Neko wa sakana ga suki desu.The cat likes fish.

Umi ni sakana ga imasu.There are fish in the sea.


ゆき
yukisnow

Fuyu, yuki ga furimasu.In winter, snow falls.

Yuki wa shiroi desu.The snow is white.


あめ
amerain

Kyou, ame ga furimasu.Today, rain falls.

Yama ni ame ga furimasu.Rain falls on the mountain.


くもり
kumoricloudy

Kyou wa kumori desu.Today is cloudy.

Ashita wa kumori desu.Tomorrow will be cloudy.


どうぶつ
doubutsuanimal

Pochi wa doubutsu desu.Pochi is an animal.

Kouen ni doubutsu ga imasu.There are animals in the park.


はな
hanaflower

Niwa ni hana ga arimasu.There are flowers in the garden.

Hana wa shiroi desu.The flowers are white.


はれ
harefair weather, sunny

Kyou wa hare desu.Today is sunny.

Ashita wa hare desu.Tomorrow will be sunny.


やま
yamamountain

Yama wa ookii desu.The mountain is big.

Fuyu, yama ni yuki ga arimasu.In winter, there is snow on the mountain.


あたたかい
atatakaiwarm

Kyou wa atatakai desu.Today is warm.

Haru wa atatakai desu.Spring is warm.


あつい
atsuihot (weather)

Natsu wa atsui desu.Summer is hot.

Kyou wa atsui desu.Today is hot.

The story

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

Asa, kyou wa hare desu. Atatakai desu.In the morning, today is sunny. It is warm.

Watashi wa yama ni ikimasu. Yama wa ookii desu.I go to the mountain. The mountain is big.

Kawa ni sakana ga imasu. Sakana wa chiisai desu.There are fish in the river. The fish are small.

Umi ni mo sakana ga imasu. Pochi wa umi ga suki desu.There are fish in the sea too. Pochi likes the sea.

Uchi no niwa ni hana ga arimasu. Hana wa shiroi desu.There are flowers in my garden. The flowers are white.

Gogo, watashi wa kouen ni ikimasu. Kouen ni doubutsu ga imasu.In the afternoon, I go to the park. There are animals in the park.

Fuyu wa yuki ga furimasu. Yama no yuki wa shiroi desu.In winter, snow falls. The snow on the mountain is white.

Ashita wa kumori desu. Ame ga furimasu.Tomorrow will be cloudy. Rain will fall.

Natsu wa atsui desu.Summer is hot.

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 ·

Kawa ni nani ga imasu ka?What is in the river?

Answer:

Sakana ga imasu.There are fish.

Question 2 ·

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

Answer:

Hana ga arimasu.There are flowers.

Question 3 ·

Pochi wa nani ga suki desu ka?What does Pochi like?

Answer:

Umi ga suki desu.Pochi likes the sea.

Question 4 ·

Ashita, nani ga furimasu ka?Tomorrow, what will fall?

Answer:

Ame ga furimasu.Rain will fall.

Question 5 ·

Fuyu, nani ga furimasu ka?In winter, what falls?

Answer:

Yuki ga furimasu.Snow falls.

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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