Unit 8 · Numbers and plans
きょうはやすみ
Closed Today
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- やすみ
- closed; a day off; rest
- きょう
- today
- あした
- tomorrow
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
- ゆい
- Yui
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
。
Yui goes to the book shop.
、。
But the shop is closed.
。
There is a card on the door.
「。」
“We are closed today.”
「。」
“We are not closed tomorrow.”
、。
Yui does not buy a book today.
。
Yui returns home.
「、。」
“I’ll come here tomorrow.”
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.
Dates, Days, and Months →Present and Past Verb Negatives →