、マヤはでをました。、みんなので挨拶をしました。
N5 graded Japanese story
はじめての仕事
First Day at Work
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のの、がをしてくれました。マヤはをします。はののにそうです。
でも、をどのにか、よくかりません。マヤは「してもいいですか」と。
「はい、どうぞ」とが。マヤは「このをに置きたいです。でも、がかりません」と。
は「にがあるので、ののです」と。
マヤはをて、をました。マヤはを。の流れもかりました。「ありがとうございます。はもっとできると思います。また「よろしく」と。はをしてみます。
Related lessons
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
- 会社かいしゃ
- company
- 仕事しごと
- work
- 会議かいぎ
- meeting
- 質問しつもん
- question
- 資料しりょう
- document; handout
- 会議室かいぎしつ
- meeting room
- 並べるならべる
- to arrange
- 終えるおえる
- to finish
What to notice
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質問してもいいですか
This polite question asks permission before asking something.
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会議があるので · 机です
The reason pattern gives a gentle reason for the answer.
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明日は · もっと早くできる · と思います
The thought pattern softens a statement into what the speaker thinks.
Check your understanding
1. What does Maya do in the morning?
Answer: She greets everyone in front of the group. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. What task does Sato explain?
Answer: Maya must prepare three documents. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. Why does Maya ask a question?
Answer: She does not know which desk to use. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. What does Maya say at the end?
Answer: She says she thinks she can do it faster tomorrow. — 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
マヤはどんな質問をしましたか。
Eight book words
Preview
会社
かいしゃ
company; office
Preview
仕事
しごと
work; job
Preview
会議
かいぎ
meeting
Preview
質問
しつもん
question
Support
資料
しりょう
materials; documents
Support
会議室
かいぎしつ
meeting room
Support
並べる
ならべる
to line up; to arrange
Support
終える
おえる
to finish; to complete
Sentence Lab
「質問してもいいですか」
May I ask a question?
This polite question asks permission before asking something.
午後に会議があるので、窓の近くの机です。
Because there is a meeting, it is the desk near the window.
The reason pattern gives a gentle reason for the answer.
明日はもっと早くできると思います。
I think I can do it faster tomorrow.
The thought pattern softens a statement into what the speaker thinks.
Grammar notes
〜たいです
Verb stem + たいです says what the speaker wants to do. Use it for an action; it is different from wanting an object.
資料を会議室に置きたいです。
I want to put the documents in the meeting room.
〜ので
A clause + ので gives a gentle reason. It often sounds softer and more explanatory than から.
午後に会議があるので、ここに置きます。
Because there is a meeting in the afternoon, I will put it here.
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
- • Why is asking a question helpful in this story?
- • Which workplace word would you like to remember?
- • What small task becomes easier after help?
These prompts are not stored.
How confident did this reread feel?
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