末の、マヤはののを待ちました。にはがたくさんいました。
N5 graded Japanese story
帰りの電車
The Train Home
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のに「がいます」とありました。マヤはまでにへつもりでした。まで、まだがあります。
もに。「このをより、バスのほうがかもしれません」と。マヤはを、待ちました。
マヤは「バスのがかりません。でも、にみます」と。
にと、バスはの側でした。はマヤといっしょにまでました。
に着いたのはでした。マヤは「ならいたと思います。はにもらいました」と。マヤとは、バスのでのを。のドアを。マヤも「よかったです」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
- 電車でんしゃ
- train
- 遅れるおくれる
- to be delayed
- 待つまつ
- to wait
- 帰るかえる
- to return home
- 案内あんない
- information
- 乗り場のりば
- boarding area
- 反対はんたい
- opposite
- 迷うまよう
- to get lost; be unsure
What to notice
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story09-p1
八時までに · 帰るつもりでした
The intention pattern expresses a plan.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story09-p2
この電車を待つより · バスのほうが早い
The comparison pattern compares two choices.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story09-p3
駅員さんに · 聞いてみます
The try pattern shows an attempt.
Check your understanding
1. What happens to the train?
Answer: It is delayed. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. What is Maya's original plan?
Answer: She intends to get home by eight. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. What does Sato suggest?
Answer: He suggests taking the bus instead of waiting for the train. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. Why does Maya thank Sato?
Answer: He walks with her to the bus stop. — 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
マヤは何時までに家へ帰るつもりでしたか。
Eight book words
Preview
電車
でんしゃ
train
Preview
遅れる
おくれる
to be late
Preview
待つ
まつ
to wait
Preview
帰る
かえる
to return; to go home
Support
案内
あんない
notice; guidance
Support
乗り場
のりば
boarding area; platform
Support
反対
はんたい
opposite
Support
迷う
まよう
to hesitate; to be unsure
Sentence Lab
八時までに家へ帰るつもりでした。
I intended to get home by eight.
The intention pattern expresses a plan.
この電車を待つより、バスのほうが早いです。
The bus is faster than waiting for this train.
The comparison pattern compares two choices.
駅員さんに聞いてみます。
I will try asking a station employee.
The try pattern shows an attempt.
Grammar notes
〜つもりです
A verb in dictionary form + つもりです expresses an intention or plan. It is stronger than a simple wish, but plans can still change.
明日は図書館へ行くつもりです。
I intend to go to the library tomorrow.
〜より〜のほうが
AよりBのほうが compares two choices and says B has more of a quality. The compared items come before and after the pattern.
電車よりバスのほうが早いです。
The bus is faster than the train.
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 station employee a good next step?
- • Which comparison sentence could help you make a choice?
- • How does Maya's dependence on Sato change from earlier stories?
These prompts are not stored.
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