Unit 7 · Try another way
ちずをみせます
Showing the Map
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- そと
- outside
- だす
- to take out
- みせる
- to show
Notice what does not happen
バスはきません。
The bus is not coming.
ません is the polite negative ending of a verb. Look for the problem and the next thing the person tries. Tap a longer verb whenever you need help.
Small words and names in this story
- その
- that (before a noun)
- みか
- Mika
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
Mika sees someone outside the shop.
「。」
“Where is the station?”
。
Mika says the name of the street.
、。
But the person does not understand.
。
Mika takes a map out of her bag.
、。
Then she shows the map of the station.
「。」
“Here is the station.”
「、。」
“I understand, thank you.”
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.
Present and Past Verb Negatives →Questions with か →