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N5 · Lesson 30

The Kind Greengrocer

A morning trip to the greengrocer with Mother, chicken for dinner and pork for tomorrow, and a cake that Mother can bake but Mimi can't (yet). Learn the words for salt, food, a rice bowl, chicken, pork and the greengrocer — and say what someone can do with 〜が できます.

Listen first

7:04 · 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: (しろい)· (わたし)· (みせ)· (かう)· (この)· (おいしい)· (はは)· (ごはん)· (たべる)· (あお)· (ばんごはん)· (すき)· (ひるごはん)· (えき)· (そば)· (やさい)· (ひと)· (せんせい)· (あさ)· (いく)· (くだもの)· (くる)· (りゅうがくせい)· (いえ)· (あした)· (やく)· (ケーキ)· (まだ)· (からい)· (それから)· (かえる)· (よる)· (じ)· (ねる)· (おやすみなさい)· (どこ)· (どう)· (なに)· (なんじ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

しお
shiosalt

Shio wa shiroi desu.Salt is white.

Watashi wa mise de shio o kaimasu.I buy salt at the store.


たべもの
tabemonofood

Kono tabemono wa oishii desu.This food is delicious.

Haha no tabemono wa oishii desu.Mother's food is delicious.


ちゃわん
chawanrice bowl

Watashi wa chawan de gohan o tabemasu.I eat rice from a rice bowl.

Kono chawan wa ao desu.This rice bowl is blue.


とりにく
torinikuchicken (meat)

Bangohan ni, toriniku o tabemasu.For dinner, I eat chicken.

Haha wa mise de toriniku o kaimasu.Mother buys chicken at the store.


ぶたにく
butanikupork

Watashi wa butaniku ga suki desu.I like pork.

Watashi wa hirugohan ni butaniku o tabemasu.For lunch, I eat pork.


やおや
yaoyavegetable shop, greengrocer

Yaoya wa eki no soba desu.The greengrocer is near the station.

Haha wa yaoya de yasai o kaimasu.Mother buys vegetables at the greengrocer.


やさしい
yasashiieasy; kind, gentle

Yaoya no hito wa yasashii desu.The greengrocer is kind.

Sensei wa yasashii hito desu.The teacher is a kind person.

The story

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

Asa, haha to yaoya ni ikimasu.In the morning, I go to the greengrocer with Mother.

Yaoya no hito wa yasashii desu.The person at the greengrocer is kind.

Haha wa yasai to kudamono o kaimasu.Mother buys vegetables and fruit.

Watashi wa mise de toriniku to butaniku o kaimasu.I buy chicken and pork at the store.

Bangohan ni, ryuugakusei mo ie ni kimasu.For dinner, the exchange student comes to our house too.

Bangohan no tabemono wa toriniku desu. Butaniku wa ashita desu.The food for dinner is chicken. The pork is for tomorrow.

Watashi wa chawan de gohan o tabemasu. Shio wa shiroi desu.I eat rice from a rice bowl. The salt is white.

Haha wa keeki o yaku koto ga dekimasu.Mother can bake a cake.

Watashi wa mada keeki o yaku koto ga dekimasen.I can't bake a cake yet.

Ryuugakusei wa karai tabemono o taberu koto ga dekimasu.The exchange student can eat spicy food.

Sorekara, ryuugakusei wa ie ni kaerimasu.Then, the exchange student goes home.

Yoru wa juuji ni nemasu. Oyasuminasai.At night, I go to bed at ten. Good night.

Questions about the story

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

Question 1 ·

Mimi wa asa, doko ni ikimasu ka?In the morning, where does Mimi go?

Answer:

Yaoya ni ikimasu.She goes to the greengrocer.

Question 2 ·

Yaoya no hito wa dou desu ka?How is the person at the greengrocer?

Answer:

Yasashii hito desu.A kind person.

Question 3 ·

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

Answer:

Toriniku to butaniku o kaimasu.She buys chicken and pork.

Question 4 ·

Haha wa nani o yaku koto ga dekimasu ka?What can Mother bake?

Answer:

Keeki o yaku koto ga dekimasu.She can bake a cake.

Question 5 ·

Yoru, Mimi wa nanji ni nemasu ka?At night, what time does Mimi go to bed?

Answer:

Juuji ni nemasu.She goes to bed at ten.

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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