Unit 5 · Everyday actions
えんぴつのてがみ
A Letter in Pencil
2 minutes · 6 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- てがみ
- letter (message)
- かく
- to write
- えんぴつ
- pencil
Follow an action
ほんをよみます。
I read a book.
を marks the thing an action acts on and is pronounced お. よみます means “read.” These polite verbs end in ます; tap one to see its dictionary form and meaning.
Small words and names in this story
- で
- place or means of an action
- あや
- Aya
- けん
- Ken
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
Aya writes a letter.
。
The pen is not on the desk.
。
There is a pencil.
。
Aya writes the letter in pencil.
。
She also writes Ken’s name in the letter.
「、。」
“Ken, this is your letter.”
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.
ます-Form and Polite Verbs →Object Marker を →