末の、マヤはでをしました。さん、、ユキさんをしたのです。
N5 graded Japanese story
はじめの一歩
A First Step
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のを買いましたが、にと、ながありませんでした。
マヤはへつもりでした。そのとき、のでのリナにいました。
リナは「このにきたばかりです。まだかりません」と。
マヤは「よかったら、いっしょに食べませんか。のがりませんが、作ってみましょう」と。
みんなでを買って、を。マヤは、さんたちにもらったから、リナをさせることができました。
の、マヤはからみどりを。「ここでることができて、です」と。リナも「ありがとうございます」と。マヤはができたと。
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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
- 料理りょうり
- dish; cooking
- 材料ざいりょう
- ingredients
- 招待するしょうたいする
- to invite
- うれしいうれしい
- happy; glad
- 食事しょくじ
- meal
- 大事だいじ
- important
- 隣人りんじん
- neighbor
- 始めるはじめる
- to begin
What to notice
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story10-p1
よかったら · いっしょに食べませんか
The condition pattern can mean if that is okay.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story10-p2
料理を作る · ことができました
The ability pattern describes successful ability in the past.
Sentence rn1_new_start_01-story10-p3
ここで始めることができて · 本当にうれしいです
The linking verb form connects the successful result to the speaker's feeling.
Check your understanding
1. Whom does Maya invite to dinner?
Answer: She invites Mori, Sato, and Yuki. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. What is missing from the ingredients?
Answer: One important vegetable is missing. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. Who does Maya meet at the entrance?
Answer: She meets her new neighbor Rina. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. How does Maya help Rina?
Answer: She invites Rina to eat and makes her feel safe. — 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
マヤはだれを招待しましたか。
Eight book words
Preview
料理
りょうり
cooking; dish; cuisine
Preview
材料
ざいりょう
ingredients; materials
Preview
招待する
しょうたいする
to invite
Preview
うれしい
うれしい
happy; glad
Support
食事
しょくじ
meal
Support
大事
だいじ
important; precious
Support
隣人
りんじん
neighbor
Support
始める
はじめる
to begin
Sentence Lab
よかったら、いっしょに食べませんか。
If you would like, would you like to eat together?
The condition pattern can mean if that is okay.
料理を作ることができました。
I was able to make a dish.
The ability pattern describes successful ability in the past.
ここで始めることができて、本当にうれしいです。
I am truly glad that I was able to begin here.
The linking verb form connects the successful result to the speaker's feeling.
Grammar notes
〜たら
た-form + ら introduces a condition: if or when. The second clause tells what happens after that condition is met.
時間があったら、いっしょに食べませんか。
If you have time, would you like to eat together?
〜ことができました
A verb in dictionary form + ことができました says someone was able to do something successfully. The past form focuses on the completed result.
新しい友だちを作ることができました。
I was able to make a new friend.
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 pass help forward to Rina?
- • Which story detail makes the ending feel connected to the beginning?
- • What would be your first step in a new place?
These prompts are not stored.
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