の、マヤはみどりのひかりハイツへきました。
N5 graded Japanese story
新しい部屋
A New Room
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にはがたくさんありました。マヤはひかりハイツに。の、をたいと。マヤはを。休んでから、またを。
しかし、のがません。マヤはを開けたり、鞄を見たりしました。
のさんがをました。「困っていますか」「はい、がありません」
さんはのにあるをしました。「ここを」
のにがありました。マヤは「ありがとうございます」と。これから、みどりでして暮らせそうです。からのが。これから、ここからへ。もきれいになりました。さんに「ありがとうございます」と言いたいと。
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Reinforce the reading
Notice what the story just taught you
RN1 / Early N5: a reviewed connected-reader story using full furigana and controlled support language.
Key words in context
- 引っ越すひっこす
- to move house
- 部屋へや
- room
- 鍵かぎ
- key
- 荷物にもつ
- belongings
- 片づけるかたづける
- to put away
- 見つかるみつかる
- to be found
- 困るこまる
- to have trouble
- 近くちかく
- nearby
What to notice
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story01-p1
ひかりハイツに · 住んでいます
Use the location marker after a place when saying where someone lives.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story01-p2
玄関の近くに · 箱があります
The place phrase comes first, followed by the thing that exists.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story01-p3
ここを · 見てください
The polite request form asks someone to do an action.
Check your understanding
1. Where has Maya moved?
Answer: She has moved to Hikari Heights in Midori Town. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. What is Maya trying to do before her new job?
Answer: She is trying to put away her belongings. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. Where is the key?
Answer: It is at the bottom of a small box near the entrance. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. Who helps Maya?
Answer: Mr. Mori, her neighbor, helps her. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
A Place to Begin companion
Practice after reading
No-furigana second pass
マヤはどこに住んでいますか。
Eight book words
Preview
引っ越す
ひっこす
to move house
Preview
部屋
へや
room
Preview
鍵
かぎ
key
Preview
荷物
にもつ
luggage; baggage
Support
片づける
かたづける
to clean up
Support
見つかる
みつかる
to be found
Support
近く
ちかく
nearby area
Sentence Lab
マヤはひかりハイツに住んでいます。
Maya lives at Hikari Heights.
Use the location marker after a place when saying where someone lives.
玄関の近くに箱があります。
There is a box near the entrance.
The place phrase comes first, followed by the thing that exists.
「ここを見てください」
Please look here.
The polite request form asks someone to do an action.
Grammar notes
〜に住んでいます
Place + に + 住んでいます says where someone lives. Use it for a current living situation, not the action of moving in.
マヤはひかりハイツに住んでいます。
Maya lives at Hikari Heights.
Nの近く
Nの近く means near N. Put の between the place or thing and 近く, then add に before an existence or movement phrase.
玄関の近くに鍵があります。
The key is near the entrance.
Reread checklist
- • Read the Japanese again without stopping.
- • Cover the translation and retell the problem and ending.
- • Choose one sentence to read aloud twice.
- • Return in two to four days and read once more.
Reflect
- • What small action makes Maya feel safer?
- • Which word would you use when talking about your own room?
- • Find one expression you could use when asking for help.
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