の、マヤはをしました。にを。
N5 graded Japanese story
ごみの日
Garbage Day
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マヤはをひかりハイツのに。でも、さんが「はそののではありません」と。
マヤは「すみません。よくかりません」と。さんはののをしてくれました。
「このはです。ここにはいけません。のまで、にください」
マヤはに書きました。の、ルールをを。ルールがかり、しました。ののも忘れません。
その、のが「どこに置いたらいいですか」と。マヤは「ここにください。でも、ではありません」と教えました。マヤは「からは、にをから出します」と。さんも「いいですね」と。
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
- ごみごみ
- garbage
- 分別ぶんべつ
- sorting
- 袋ふくろ
- bag
- 出すだす
- to put out
- 掃除そうじ
- cleaning
- 守るまもる
- to follow; protect
- カレンダーカレンダー
- calendar
- 置くおく
- to put; leave
What to notice
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story06-p1
ここに · 出してはいけません
The prohibition pattern says that an action is not allowed.
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部屋に · 置いてください
The location marker identifies where the object goes.
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ルールを · 守ってください
The polite request pattern gives a clear but polite request.
Check your understanding
1. What does Maya do on Saturday morning?
Answer: She cleans her room. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. What mistake does Maya make?
Answer: She puts out garbage on the wrong day. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. What does Mori explain?
Answer: He explains the neighborhood garbage-sorting rules. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. How does Maya help someone later?
Answer: She explains where and when to put out the garbage. — 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
この袋はいつ出しますか。
Eight book words
Preview
ごみ
ごみ
trash; garbage
Preview
分別
ぶんべつ
sorting
Preview
袋
ふくろ
bag
Support
掃除
そうじ
cleaning; tidying up
Support
守る
まもる
protect; keep
Support
カレンダー
カレンダー
calendar
Sentence Lab
ここに出してはいけません。
You must not put it out here.
The prohibition pattern says that an action is not allowed.
部屋に置いてください。
Please leave it in the room.
The location marker identifies where the object goes.
ルールを守ってください。
Please follow the rules.
The polite request pattern gives a clear but polite request.
Grammar notes
〜てはいけません
て-form + はいけません says an action is not allowed. It expresses a rule or prohibition, not just a personal preference.
ここにごみを出してはいけません。
You must not put garbage out here.
〜ないでください
ない-form + でください politely asks someone not to do something. It is a request, while てはいけません states a rule.
ここにごみを置かないでください。
Please do not leave garbage 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
- • What turns Maya's mistake into a useful skill?
- • Which household word would you like to recycle?
- • Why is it meaningful that Maya helps someone at the end?
These prompts are not stored.
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