Unit 8 · Numbers and plans
みっつのコップ
Three Cups
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- ひとつ
- one thing
- ふたつ
- two things
- みっつ
- three things
Read a time or number
にじにおちゃをのみます。
I drink tea at two o’clock.
じ follows an hour; に marks the time of an action. Counting words change with what is counted. Learn the supplied forms in each story, one at a time.
Small words and names in this story
- あや
- Aya
- けん
- Ken
- みか
- Mika
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
There is one cup on the desk.
。
Aya and Ken are there.
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Ken takes out one cup.
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There are two cups.
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Mika comes over.
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Aya takes out a cup.
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There are three cups.
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There is a cup for Mika too.
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.
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