Unit 8 · Numbers and plans
さんにんのしゃしん
A Photograph of Three People
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- ふたり
- two people
- さんにん
- three people
- いっしょ
- together
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
- ソラ
- Sora
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
Aya and Ken are two people.
。
Sora takes a photograph.
。
Aya and Ken are in the photograph.
、。
But Sora is not in it.
。
The teacher comes over.
。
The teacher takes a photograph.
。
Aya, Ken, and Sora are three people.
。
All three are together in this photograph.
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.
Counters: People, Things, and Books →Existence with ある / いる →