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N5 · Lesson 75

Still More Everyday Words

Everyday words, round four: bread from the bakery (パンや) beside (よこ) the station, an arrow (やじるし) at the station and the station on the right side (がわ), the polite さん after a name and お before a word, studying all morning long (午前中), a memo (メモ) written at the library, the exchange student as a foreigner (外国人), adults (大人) at the bakery, a vase (かびん) of white flowers at home, and Pochi's voice (こえ) in the garden. No new grammar: all 50 patterns are already out in the wild, so this lesson just practices them on new words.

Listen first

9:16 · 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)· (ろく)· (じ)· (おきる)· (あさごはん)· (たべる)· (パン)· (えき)· (かう)· (やさしい)· (こども)· (いる)· (ある)· (がっこう)· (みぎ)· (ひだり)· (ごぜん)· (べんきょうする)· (せんせい)· (おおきい)· (ごご)· (としょかん)· (ほん)· (よむ)· (かく)· (はは)· (かみ)· (やおや)· (やさい)· (うる)· (ねこ)· (まど)· (みせ)· (おさけ)· (おかね)· (ちち)· (こうえん)· (りゅうがくせい)· (まいにち)· (にほんご)· (ばん)· (かえる)· (うち)· (しろい)· (はな)· (にわ)· (きく)· (それでは)· (よる)· (じゅう)· (ねる)· (ベッド)· (おやすみなさい)· (はい)· (どこ)· (なに)· (あめりか)· (くる)· (する)· (いま)· (テスト)· (とうきょう)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

パンや
panyabakery

Eki no yoko ni panya ga arimasu.There is a bakery beside the station.

Panya de pan o kaimasu.I buy bread at the bakery.


メモ
memomemo

Memo o kakimasu.I write a memo.

Haha wa kami ni memo o kakimasu.My mother writes a memo on paper.


やじるし
yajirushiarrow

Eki ni yajirushi ga arimasu.There is an arrow at the station.

Yajirushi wa migigawa ni arimasu.The arrow is on the right side.


よこ
yokoside, beside

Panya wa eki no yoko ni arimasu.The bakery is beside the station.

Neko wa mado no yoko ni imasu.The cat is beside the window.


がわ
gawaside (direction)

Eki wa migigawa ni arimasu.The station is on the right side.

Gakkou wa hidarigawa ni arimasu.The school is on the left side.


さん
sanMr., Mrs., Miss (name suffix)

Panya-san wa yasashii desu.The baker is kind.

Yaoya-san wa yasai o urimasu.The greengrocer sells vegetables.


ちゅう
chuuin the middle of, during

Gozenchuu, gakkou de benkyoushimasu.I study at school all morning.

Ima, tesutochuu desu.Right now, a test is in progress.


お
opolite prefix

Mise ni osake ga arimasu.There is sake at the store.

Okane de pan o kaimasu.I buy bread with money.


おとな
otonaadult

Chichi wa otona desu.My father is an adult.

Kouen ni otona to kodomo ga imasu.There are adults and children in the park.


がいこくじん
gaikokujinforeigner

Ryuugakusei wa gaikokujin desu.The exchange student is a foreigner.

Tokyo ni gaikokujin ga imasu.There are foreigners in Tokyo.


かびん
kabinvase

Uchi ni kabin ga arimasu.There is a vase at home.

Kabin ni shiroi hana ga arimasu.There are white flowers in the vase.


こえ
koevoice

Sensei no koe wa ookii desu.The teacher's voice is loud.

Niwa de Pochi no koe o kikimasu.I hear Pochi's voice in the garden.

The story

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

Asa, rokuji ni okimasu. Asagohan ni pan o tabemasu. Pan wa eki no yoko no panya de kaimasu.In the morning, I get up at six. I eat bread for breakfast. I buy the bread at the bakery beside the station.

Panya-san wa yasashii desu. Panya ni otona to kodomo ga imasu.The baker is kind. There are adults and children at the bakery.

Eki ni yajirushi ga arimasu. Eki wa migigawa ni arimasu. Gakkou wa hidarigawa ni arimasu.There is an arrow at the station. The station is on the right side. The school is on the left side.

Gozenchuu, gakkou de benkyoushimasu. Sensei no koe wa ookii desu.All morning, I study at school. The teacher's voice is loud.

Gogo, toshokan de hon o yomimasu. Memo o kakimasu.In the afternoon, I read a book at the library. I write a memo.

Ryuugakusei wa gaikokujin desu. Ryuugakusei wa mainichi nihongo o benkyoushimasu.The exchange student is a foreigner. The exchange student studies Japanese every day.

Ban, uchi e kaerimasu. Kabin ni shiroi hana ga arimasu. Niwa de Pochi no koe o kikimasu.In the evening, I go home. There are white flowers in the vase. I hear Pochi's voice in the garden.

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 ·

Pan wa doko de kaimasu ka?Where do you buy bread?

Answer:

Eki no yoko no panya de kaimasu.I buy it at the bakery beside the station.

Question 2 ·

Gakkou wa hidarigawa ni arimasu ka?Is the school on the left side?

Answer:

Hai, hidarigawa ni arimasu.Yes, it is on the left side.

Question 3 ·

Ryuugakusei wa gaikokujin desu ka?Is the exchange student a foreigner?

Answer:

Hai, gaikokujin desu. Amerika kara kimashita.Yes, they are a foreigner. They came from America.

Question 4 ·

Kabin ni nani ga arimasu ka?What is in the vase?

Answer:

Shiroi hana ga arimasu.There are white flowers.

Question 5 ·

Gozenchuu, nani o shimasu ka?What do you do all morning?

Answer:

Gakkou de benkyoushimasu.I study at school.

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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