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N5 · Lesson 44

Travel and Driving

Getting around words, the second set: traveling, driving, a business shirt, and a traffic light. Mimi's father drives in a white business shirt and his blue necktie, there is a traffic light in front of her home, and next year Mimi will travel by airplane. 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

5:27 · 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: (あさ)· (わたし)· (きょう)· (ちち)· (くるま)· (しろい)· (きる)· (ネクタイ)· (あお)· (うち)· (まえ)· (ごご)· (バス)· (バスりょこう)· (たのしい)· (らいねん)· (ひこうき)· (ばん)· (かえる)· (もん)· (そば)· (よる)· (じゅう)· (じ)· (ベッド)· (ねる)· (へや)· (でんき)· (きえる)· (おやすみなさい)· (せんせい)· (あたらしい)· (えき)· (なに)· (どこ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

りょこうする
ryokousuruto travel

Watashi wa basu de ryokoushimasu.I travel by bus.

Rainen, watashi wa hikouki de ryokoushimasu.Next year, I will travel by airplane.


ワイシャツ
waishatsubusiness shirt

Chichi wa shiroi waishatsu o kimasu.My father wears a white business shirt.

Chichi no waishatsu wa atarashii desu.My father's business shirt is new.


うんてんする
untensuruto drive

Chichi wa kuruma o untenshimasu.My father drives a car.

Sensei wa kuruma o untenshimasu.The teacher drives a car.


しんごう
shingoutraffic light

Shingou wa uchi no mae ni arimasu.The traffic light is in front of my home.

Shingou wa eki no mae ni arimasu.The traffic light is in front of the station.

The story

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

Asa, chichi wa kuruma o untenshimasu. Chichi wa shiroi waishatsu o kimasu.In the morning, my father drives a car. My father wears a white business shirt.

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

Shingou wa uchi no mae ni arimasu.The traffic light is in front of my home.

Gogo, watashi wa basu de ryokoushimasu. Basuryokou wa tanoshii desu.In the afternoon, I travel by bus. Bus trips are fun.

Rainen, watashi wa hikouki de ryokoushimasu.Next year, I will travel by airplane.

Ban, watashi wa basu de uchi ni kaerimasu. Pochi wa mon no soba ni imasu.In the evening, I go home by bus. Pochi is beside the gate.

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 ·

Kyou, chichi wa nani o untenshimasu ka?Today, what does Mimi's father drive?

Answer:

Kuruma o untenshimasu.He drives a car.

Question 2 ·

Chichi wa nani o kimasu ka?What does Mimi's father wear?

Answer:

Shiroi waishatsu o kimasu.He wears a white business shirt.

Question 3 ·

Shingou wa doko ni arimasu ka?Where is the traffic light?

Answer:

Uchi no mae ni arimasu.It is in front of Mimi's home.

Question 4 ·

Rainen, Mimi wa nande ryokoushimasu ka?Next year, how will Mimi travel?

Answer:

Hikouki de ryokoushimasu.She will travel by airplane.

Question 5 ·

Ban, Pochi wa doko ni imasu ka?In the evening, where is Pochi?

Answer:

Mon no soba ni imasu.Pochi is beside the gate.

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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