Unit 3 · Where is it?
へやのちいさいねこ
The Small Cat in the Room
2 minutes · 6 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- へや
- room
- ベッド
- bed
- なか
- inside
Find a person or thing
つくえのしたにあります。
It is under the desk.
に marks the location. あります tells us a thing is there; います tells us a person or animal is there. の connects a place with a position such as した (under).
Small words and names in this story
- ここ
- here
- みか
- Mika
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
There is a cat in Mika’s room.
。
Where is the cat?
。
It is not on the bed.
。
There is a box under the bed.
。
The cat is inside the box.
「。」
“So this is your bed.”
After you read
What happened?
Two small checks. You can look back and try again.
Ready to finish?
Mark the story as read when you feel ready. The questions are here to help, and you can finish without answering them.
Finding your place…
Explore the pattern
These lessons explain the grammar you just read. Take them whenever you feel ready.
Existence with ある / いる →Location Words and Position Phrases →