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N5 · Lesson 40

The School and the Library

Town and buildings words, the first set: inside, front, shopping, school, country, to put, a shop, a park, outside, a library, a polite word for someone's country, and a company. Mimi spends the day between the park in front of her home, the school and the library, and an afternoon of shopping by the station. 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

9:23 · 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)· (ごぜん)· (ごご)· (ばん)· (よる)· (おおきい)· (うち)· (そば)· (いく)· (ほん/ぼん/ぽん)· (たくさん)· (かばん)· (はいる)· (りゅうがくせい)· (あめりか)· (にほん)· (えき)· (かう)· (かみ)· (はがき)· (ふうとう)· (はこ)· (つくえ)· (ねこ)· (たのしい)· (かえる)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (おやすみなさい)· (なに)· (なんじ)· (じ)· (じゅう)· (どこ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

なか
nakainside

Kaban no naka ni hon ga arimasu.There is a book inside the bag.

Neko wa uchi no naka ni imasu.The cat is inside the home.


まえ
maefront, before

Gakkou no mae ni toshokan ga arimasu.There is a library in front of the school.

Eki no mae ni omise ga arimasu.There is a shop in front of the station.


かいもの
kaimonoshopping

Gogo, watashi wa kaimono ni ikimasu.In the afternoon, I go shopping.

Kaimono wa tanoshii desu.Shopping is fun.


がっこう
gakkouschool

Gakkou wa eki no soba ni arimasu.The school is near the station.

Gakkou wa ookii desu.The school is big.


くに
kunicountry

Nihon wa watashi no kuni desu.Japan is my country.

Amerika wa ookii kuni desu.America is a big country.


おく
okuto put, to place

Hon o tsukue no soba ni okimasu.I put the book beside the desk.

Hagaki o hako no naka ni okimasu.I put the postcard inside the box.


おみせ
omiseshop

Eki no mae ni omise ga arimasu.There is a shop in front of the station.

Omise de kami o kaimasu.I buy paper at the shop.


こうえん
kouenpark

Uchi no mae ni kouen ga arimasu.There is a park in front of my home.

Pochi wa kouen ni imasu.Pochi is in the park.


そと
sotooutside

Pochi wa soto ni imasu.Pochi is outside.

Gozen, neko wa soto ni imasu.In the morning, the cat is outside.


としょかん
toshokanlibrary

Gakkou no mae ni toshokan ga arimasu.There is a library in front of the school.

Toshokan ni hon ga takusan arimasu.There are many books in the library.


おくに
okunicountry

Okuni wa doko desu ka?What is your country?

Ryuugakusei no okuni wa Amerika desu.The exchange student's country is America.


かいしゃ
kaishacompany

Eki no soba ni kaisha ga arimasu.There is a company near the station.

Kaisha wa ookii desu.The company is big.

The story

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

Gozen, watashi wa uchi ni imasu. Uchi no mae ni kouen ga arimasu.In the morning, I am at home. In front of my home, there is a park.

Pochi wa soto ni imasu. Pochi wa kouen ni imasu.Pochi is outside. Pochi is in the park.

Kouen no soba ni gakkou ga arimasu. Gakkou wa ookii desu.Near the park, there is a school. The school is big.

Gakkou no mae ni toshokan ga arimasu. Watashi wa toshokan ni ikimasu.In front of the school, there is a library. I go to the library.

Toshokan ni hon ga takusan arimasu. Hon wa kaban ni hairimasu.There are many books in the library. The book fits in my bag.

Ryuugakusei mo toshokan ni imasu. Ryuugakusei no okuni wa Amerika desu.The exchange student is at the library, too. The exchange student's country is America.

Gogo, watashi wa kaimono ni ikimasu. Eki no mae ni omise ga arimasu.In the afternoon, I go shopping. In front of the station, there is a shop.

Omise de hagaki to fuutou o kaimasu. Hagaki wa fuutou ni hairimasu.At the shop, I buy a postcard and an envelope. The postcard fits in the envelope.

Eki no soba ni kaisha ga arimasu. Kaisha wa ookii desu.Near the station, there is a company. The company is big.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Hon o tsukue no soba ni okimasu.In the evening, I go home. I put the book beside the desk.

Yoru wa juuji ni beddo de nemasu. Oyasuminasai.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 ·

Mimi no uchi no mae ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there in front of Mimi's home?

Answer:

Kouen ga arimasu.There is a park.

Question 2 ·

Gakkou no mae ni nan ga arimasu ka?What is there in front of the school?

Answer:

Toshokan ga arimasu.There is a library.

Question 3 ·

Ryuugakusei no okuni wa doko desu ka?What is the exchange student's country?

Answer:

Amerika desu.It is America.

Question 4 ·

Gogo, Mimi wa omise de nan o kaimasu ka?In the afternoon, what does Mimi buy at the shop?

Answer:

Hagaki to fuutou o kaimasu.She buys a postcard and an envelope.

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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