Unit 8 · Numbers and plans
にじのおちゃ
Tea at Two
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- とけい
- clock; watch
- いちじ
- one o’clock
- にじ
- two o’clock
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
- けん
- Ken
- あや
- Aya
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
Ken is at Aya’s home.
。
The clock shows one o’clock.
「。」
“Tea is at two o’clock.”
。
Ken reads a book about cats.
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Aya reads a book too.
。
The clock shows two o’clock.
「、。」
“Ken, it’s time for tea.”
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The two of them drink warm tea.
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.
Clock Time and Daily Schedule →ます-Form and Polite Verbs →