Unit 10 · Read together
ゆうがたのかげ
An Evening Shadow
3 minutes · 8 short sentences
Before you read
A few words to get you started
- ゆうがた
- late afternoon; early evening
- ながい
- long
- かげ
- shadow
Put the pieces together
みてください。
Please look.
A verb in its て form followed by ください makes a polite request. Use the forms supplied here; you do not need to make new ones yet. Follow the people, objects, and small changes across the scene.
Small words and names in this story
- ゆい
- Yui
- はる
- Haru
Tap a word for help. Reveal English when you need it.
、。
In the late afternoon, Yui is in the garden.
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There is a long shadow in the garden.
「。」
“Is it a big dog?”
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Haru looks beside the tree.
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There is a small dog there.
「、。」
“Yui, please look here.”
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Yui looks at the dog and its shadow.
「。」
“It is a small dog’s long shadow.”
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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