の、マヤはのを。でも、にがありません。マヤはの、のをしました。
N5 graded Japanese story
雨の日の買い物
Shopping on a Rainy Day
6 sentences · about 5 minutes
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マヤはを、ののへに出かけました。
をと、がもっとなりました。マヤはをいたので、をうまく開けません。
あおぞらカフェのユキさんが「このをみますか」と。マヤは「はい、ありがとうございます。あとで返したいです」と。
ユキさんは「でいいですよ。カフェのにください」と。マヤはを借りて、までました。
の、マヤはをきれいに拭いてから、カフェへ返しに。ユキさんは「またで困ったら、いつでもください」と。マヤは「ユキさんに借りてよかったです」と。はまだです。
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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
- 雨あめ
- rain
- 買いものかいもの
- shopping
- 傘かさ
- umbrella
- 返すかえす
- to return
- 袋ふくろ
- bag
- 強いつよい
- strong; heavy
- 借りるかりる
- to borrow
- 困るこまる
- to have trouble
What to notice
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story05-p1
この傘を · 使ってみますか
The try pattern says that the speaker will attempt an action.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story05-p2
あとで · 返したいです
The desire pattern expresses what the speaker wants to do.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story05-p3
入口に · 置いてください
The location marker shows where the object should be left.
Check your understanding
1. Why does Maya go shopping?
Answer: She has no food at home. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. Why can Maya not open her umbrella well?
Answer: She is holding two shopping bags. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. Who lends Maya an umbrella?
Answer: Yuki lends her an umbrella. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. What does Yuki say at the end?
Answer: Yuki says Maya can come whenever she has trouble shopping. — 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
マヤはいつ傘を返しましたか。
Eight book words
Preview
雨
あめ
rain
Preview
買いもの
かいもの
shopping
Preview
傘
かさ
umbrella
Support
袋
ふくろ
bag
Support
強い
つよい
strong
Sentence Lab
この傘を使ってみますか。
Would you like to try using this umbrella?
The try pattern says that the speaker will attempt an action.
あとで返したいです。
I want to return it later.
The desire pattern expresses what the speaker wants to do.
入口に置いてください。
Please leave it at the entrance.
The location marker shows where the object should be left.
Grammar notes
〜てみます
て-form + みます means try doing. Use it when the speaker will test an action or experience something new.
この店の料理を食べてみます。
I will try eating this restaurant's food.
〜ほしいです
Nがほしいです says the speaker wants an object. For an action, use Verb stem + たいです instead.
新しい傘がほしいです。
I want a new umbrella.
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
- • How does Maya show consideration when she returns the umbrella?
- • Which rainy-day word is most useful to you?
- • What is one small kindness you could return?
These prompts are not stored.
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