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N5 · Lesson 71

Still More Describing Words

Describing words, round four: the garden is spacious (広い), the sky is blue (あおい), Mother's coat is red (赤い), the butter is yellow (きいろい), breakfast is at about (〜くらい) seven, the teacher shows a sample problem (もんだいれい) and Mimi's answer is correct (ただしい), the toilet (おてあらい) sits next to the bath, and Pochi is cute (可愛い) and fast (はやい). No new grammar: all 50 patterns are already out in the wild, so this lesson just practices them on new words.

Listen first

8:12 · 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)· (あなた)· (はい)· (ねこ)· (ろく)· (しち)· (はち)· (じゅう)· (なんじ)· (おきる)· (あさ)· (じ)· (あさごはん)· (たべる)· (バター)· (がっこう)· (いく)· (にわ)· (はしる)· (でも)· (いる)· (せんせい)· (みせる)· (こたえ)· (うち)· (ふろ)· (となり)· (はは)· (ちち)· (コート)· (ネクタイ)· (うわぎ)· (ばん)· (ともだち)· (くる)· (よる)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (おやすみなさい)· (それでは)· (そら)· (はな)· (でんしゃ)· (あそこ)· (この)· (むずかしい)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

くらい
kuraiabout, approximately

Asagohan wa shichiji kurai ni tabemasu.I eat breakfast at about seven.

Tomodachi wa hachiji kurai ni kimasu.My friend comes at about eight.


ただしい
tadashiicorrect, right

Kono kotae wa tadashii desu.This answer is correct.

Mondairei no kotae wa tadashii desu.The sample problem's answer is correct.


ひろい
hiroispacious, wide

Uchi no niwa wa hiroi desu.The garden at my home is spacious.

Gakkou wa hiroi desu.The school is spacious.


もんだいれい
mondaireisample problem, example question

Sensei wa mondairei o misemasu.The teacher shows a sample problem.

Mondairei wa muzukashii desu.The sample problem is difficult.


あおい
aoiblue

Sora wa aoi desu.The sky is blue.

Chichi no nekutai wa aoi desu.My father's necktie is blue.


あかい
akaired

Haha no kooto wa akai desu.My mother's coat is red.

Watashi no uwagi wa akai desu.My coat is red.


おてあらい
otearaitoilet, lavatory

Uchi no otearai wa furo no tonari desu.The toilet at my home is next to the bath.

Gakkou no otearai wa asoko desu.The school toilet is over there.


かわいい
kawaiicute, pretty

Watashi no neko wa kawaii desu.My cat is cute.

Pochi wa kawaii desu.Pochi is cute.


きいろい
kiiroiyellow

Bataa wa kiiroi desu.Butter is yellow.

Kono hana wa kiiroi desu.This flower is yellow.


はやい
hayaifast, early

Pochi wa hayaku hashirimasu.Pochi runs fast.

Densha wa hayai desu.The train is fast.

The story

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

Asa, watashi wa rokuji ni okimasu. Uchi no niwa wa hiroi desu. Sora wa aoi desu.In the morning, I get up at six. The garden at my home is spacious. The sky is blue.

Asagohan wa shichiji kurai ni tabemasu. Bataa wa kiiroi desu.I eat breakfast at about seven. The butter is yellow.

Gakkou e ikimasu. Pochi wa niwa de hayaku hashirimasu. Demo, Pochi wa gakkou e ikimasen. Pochi wa uchi ni imasu.I go to school. Pochi runs fast in the garden. But Pochi doesn't go to school. Pochi is at home.

Sensei wa mondairei o misemasu. Watashi no kotae wa tadashii desu.The teacher shows a sample problem. My answer is correct.

Uchi no otearai wa furo no tonari desu. Haha no kooto wa akai desu. Chichi no nekutai wa aoi desu.The toilet at my home is next to the bath. My mother's coat is red. My father's necktie is blue.

Ban, tomodachi ga kimasu. Neko wa kawaii desu. Pochi mo kawaii desu.In the evening, my friend comes. The cat is cute. Pochi is cute too.

Soredewa, yoru wa juuji ni beddo de nemasu. Oyasuminasai.Well then, at night I go to bed in my bed at ten. Good night.

Questions about the story

Say your answer out loud first — then tap to check.

Question 1 ·

Niwa wa hiroi desu ka?Is the garden spacious?

Answer:

Hai, hiroi desu.Yes, it is spacious.

Question 2 ·

Asagohan wa nanji kurai ni tabemasu ka?At about what time do you eat breakfast?

Answer:

Shichiji kurai ni tabemasu.I eat at about seven.

Question 3 ·

Anata no kotae wa tadashii desu ka?Is your answer correct?

Answer:

Hai, tadashii desu.Yes, it is correct.

Question 4 ·

Chichi no nekutai wa aoi desu ka?Is your father's necktie blue?

Answer:

Hai, aoi desu.Yes, it is blue.

Question 5 ·

Pochi wa hayaku hashirimasu ka?Does Pochi run fast?

Answer:

Hai, hayaku hashirimasu.Yes, he runs fast.

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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