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Unit 6 · A small next step

みちのちず

The Map on the Street

3 minutes · 8 short sentences

Before you read

A few words to get you started

あるく
to walk
とまる
to stop (intransitive)
ちず
map
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
まで
as far as; until
そこ
there
はる
Haru

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 helps Haru find the station?
2. Which landmark leads him to it?

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.

Next story →

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 →

Read familiar words again

Story 26 · ほんのばしょ →Story 27 · えきのまえで →