Unit 6 · A small next step
みせのねこ
The Shop Cat
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- みち
- road; street; way
- はいる
- to enter
- でる
- to go out; to leave
Follow where someone goes
えきにいきます。
I go to the station.
に can mark a destination. で marks where an action happens. Read to find what someone does next and what changes.
Small words and names in this story
- ソラ
- Sora
- もも
- Momo (a cat’s name)
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
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Sora enters the shop from the street.
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There is a cat by the door.
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Sora takes a photograph of the cat.
「。」
“Is this the shop’s cat?”
「、。」
“Yes, its name is Momo.”
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Sora leaves the shop.
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Momo is beside the window.
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Sora looks at Momo through the window.
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 →Time and Destination with に / へ →