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N5 · Lesson 51

Work and Jobs

Work and jobs words: work itself, selling and money, making and copying, notes and know-how. Mimi’s father works at the company beside the station, the greengrocer sells vegetables and fruit, the teacher copies the question sheet, and Mother makes a cake while Mimi takes notes on how it is made. 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

8:25 · 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)· (でかける)· (ちち)· (えき)· (そば)· (かいしゃ)· (まいにち)· (きょう)· (いそがしい)· (いく)· (やおや)· (ひと)· (やさい)· (くだもの)· (かう)· (さん)· (ひゃく)· (えん)· (はらう)· (ごご)· (がっこう)· (せんせい)· (もんだいようし)· (ことば)· (ノート)· (ばん)· (かえる)· (うち)· (はは)· (ケーキ)· (まだ)· (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)· (ともだち)· (びょういん)· (ほん)· (みせ)· (かばん)· (なか)· (てがみ)· (でんわばんごう)· (しる)· (この)· (なに)· (どこ)
Every assumed word was taught by an earlier lesson in the chain — that's the deal.

Today's words

WordRomajiMeaning

しごと
shigotowork

Chichi wa kyou, shigoto desu.Today, my father is at work.

Chichi no shigoto wa isogashii desu.My father's work is busy.


うる
uruto sell

Yaoya no hito wa yasai o urimasu.The greengrocer sells vegetables.

Mise wa hon o urimasu.The shop sells books.


おかね
okanemoney

Watashi wa okane o haraimasu.I pay money.

Okane wa kaban no naka ni arimasu.The money is inside my bag.


つくる
tsukuruto make

Haha wa keeki o tsukurimasu.My mother makes a cake.

Watashi wa haha to keeki o tsukurimasu.I make a cake with my mother.


いくら
ikurahow much (money)

Kono hon wa ikura desu ka?How much is this book?

Ringo wa ikura desu ka?How much are the apples?


コピーする
kopiisuruto copy, to make a photocopy

Sensei wa mondaiyoushi o kopiishimasu.The teacher copies the question sheet.

Watashi wa tegami o kopiishimasu.I copy the letter.


つくりかた
tsukurikatahow to make

Watashi wa keeki no tsukurikata o memoshimasu.I take notes on how to make the cake.

Watashi wa keeki no tsukurikata o shirimasen.I don't know how to make a cake.


メモする
memosuruto take a note, to make a memo

Watashi wa nooto ni memoshimasu.I take notes in my notebook.

Sensei wa denwabangou o memoshimasu.The teacher takes a note of the telephone number.


つとめる
tsutomeruto work (for a company), to be employed

Chichi wa kaisha ni tsutomemasu.My father works at a company.

Tomodachi no chichi wa byouin ni tsutomemasu.My friend's father works at a hospital.


はたらく
hatarakuto work

Chichi wa mainichi hatarakimasu.My father works every day.

Chichi wa kaisha de hatarakimasu.My father works at the company.

The story

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

Asa, chichi wa dekakemasu. Chichi wa eki no soba no kaisha ni tsutomemasu.In the morning, my father goes out. He works at the company beside the station.

Chichi wa mainichi hatarakimasu. Chichi no shigoto wa isogashii desu.He works every day. His work is busy.

Watashi wa eki no soba no yaoya ni ikimasu. Yaoya no hito wa yasai to kudamono o urimasu.I go to the greengrocer beside the station. The greengrocer sells vegetables and fruit.

Watashi wa ringo o kaimasu. Ringo wa ikura desu ka? Sanbyakuen desu. Okane o haraimasu.I buy apples. How much are the apples? Three hundred yen. I pay the money.

Gogo, watashi wa gakkou ni ikimasu. Sensei wa mondaiyoushi o kopiishimasu.In the afternoon, I go to school. The teacher copies the question sheet.

Watashi wa sensei no kotoba o nooto ni memoshimasu.I take notes of the teacher's words in my notebook.

Ban, watashi wa uchi ni kaerimasu. Haha wa keeki o tsukurimasu.In the evening, I go home. My mother makes a cake.

Watashi wa keeki no tsukurikata o memoshimasu. Tsukurikata wa mada shirimasen.I take notes on how to make the cake. I don't know how to make it yet.

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 ·

Chichi wa doko ni tsutomemasu ka?Where does Mimi’s father work?

Answer:

Eki no soba no kaisha ni tsutomemasu.He works at the company beside the station.

Question 2 ·

Yaoya no hito wa nani o urimasu ka?What does the greengrocer sell?

Answer:

Yasai to kudamono o urimasu.The greengrocer sells vegetables and fruit.

Question 3 ·

Ringo wa ikura desu ka?How much are the apples?

Answer:

Sanbyakuen desu.They are three hundred yen.

Question 4 ·

Sensei wa nani o kopiishimasu ka?What does the teacher copy?

Answer:

Mondaiyoushi o kopiishimasu.The teacher copies the question sheet.

Question 5 ·

Haha wa nani o tsukurimasu ka?What does Mimi’s mother make?

Answer:

Keeki o tsukurimasu.She makes a cake.

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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