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Unit 5 · Everyday actions

あさのパン

Morning Bread

2 minutes · 6 short sentences

Before you read

A few words to get you started

あさ
morning
のむ
to drink
たべる
to eat
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
けん
Ken

Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.

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After you read

What happened?

Two small checks. You can look back and try again.

1. What does Ken drink?
2. What is inside the bread?

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.

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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 →

Read familiar words again

Story 21 · ほんのねこ →Story 22 · えんぴつのてがみ →