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N5 · Lesson 50

Shopping and Money

Shopping and money words: borrowing and lending, calendars and carts, a splendid store, a thin black ballpoint pen, and paying at the checkout. Mimi shops at the store in front of the station, borrows a book at the library, and her mother lends her a magazine in the evening. 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

6:46 · 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)· (あさ)· (でかける)· (えき)· (まえ)· (みせ)· (いく)· (その)· (いりぐち)· (あたらしい)· (くろい)· (ボールペン)· (かう)· (はらう)· (でぐち)· (そば)· (ごご)· (としょかん)· (ほん)· (ばん)· (うち)· (かえる)· (はは)· (ざっし)· (よむ)· (ともだち)· (えんぴつ)· (へや)· (この)· (コート)· (おおきい)· (よる)· (じゅう)· (じ)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (でんき)· (きえる)· (おやすみなさい)· (なに)· (どこ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

かりる
kariruto borrow

Watashi wa toshokan de hon o karimasu.I borrow a book at the library.

Tomodachi wa watashi no enpitsu o karimasu.My friend borrows my pencil.


かす
kasuto lend

Haha wa watashi ni zasshi o kashimasu.My mother lends me a magazine.

Watashi wa tomodachi ni hon o kashimasu.I lend my friend a book.


カレンダー
karendaacalendar

Watashi wa atarashii karendaa o kaimasu.I buy a new calendar.

Karendaa wa heya ni arimasu.The calendar is in my room.


ほそい
hosoithin, slender

Kono boorupen wa hosoi desu.This ballpoint pen is thin.

Enpitsu wa hosoi desu.The pencil is thin.


りっぱ
rippasplendid, fine

Sono mise wa rippa desu.That store is splendid.

Haha no kooto wa rippa desu.My mother's coat is splendid.


カート
kaatocart

Mise no iriguchi ni kaato ga arimasu.There are carts at the store entrance.

Kaato wa ookii desu.The cart is big.


レジ
rejicheckout

Watashi wa reji de haraimasu.I pay at the checkout.

Reji wa deguchi no soba ni arimasu.The checkout is beside the exit.

The story

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

Asa, watashi wa dekakemasu. Eki no mae no mise ni ikimasu.In the morning, I go out. I go to the store in front of the station.

Sono mise wa rippa desu. Iriguchi ni kaato ga arimasu.That store is splendid. There are carts at the entrance.

Watashi wa atarashii karendaa to hosoi kuroi boorupen o kaimasu.I buy a new calendar and a thin black ballpoint pen.

Reji de haraimasu. Reji wa deguchi no soba ni arimasu.I pay at the checkout. The checkout is beside the exit.

Gogo, watashi wa toshokan ni ikimasu. Toshokan de hon o karimasu.In the afternoon, I go to the library. I borrow a book at the library.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Haha wa watashi ni zasshi o kashimasu. Zasshi o yomimasu.In the evening, I go home. My mother lends me a magazine. I read the magazine.

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 ·

Kaato wa doko ni arimasu ka?Where are the carts?

Answer:

Iriguchi ni arimasu.They are at the entrance.

Question 2 ·

Mimi wa mise de nani o kaimasu ka?What does Mimi buy at the store?

Answer:

Atarashii karendaa to hosoi kuroi boorupen o kaimasu.She buys a new calendar and a thin black ballpoint pen.

Question 3 ·

Mimi wa doko de haraimasu ka?Where does Mimi pay?

Answer:

Reji de haraimasu.She pays at the checkout.

Question 4 ·

Mimi wa toshokan de nani o karimasu ka?What does Mimi borrow at the library?

Answer:

Hon o karimasu.She borrows a book.

Question 5 ·

Haha wa Mimi ni nani o kashimasu ka?What does Mimi's mother lend Mimi?

Answer:

Zasshi o kashimasu.She lends her a magazine.

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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