N5 graded Japanese story

カフェで選ぶ

Choosing at the Café

Notice how Rina tries a café recommendation and gains confidence choosing for herself.

6 sentences · about 5 minutes

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N5 · 6 sentences

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の、リナはマヤとあおぞらへ。ユキさんがで待っていました。リナはのをゆっくり。

にがたくさんあり、リナは何をかました。マヤはをに。

ユキさんは「を飲んでみますか。これはです」と。

リナは「はい、これを飲んでみたいです」と。飲んでみると、甘くておいしかったです。

はののに座り、ゆっくり。リナは「はも」と。のもで、リナはしくなりました。

とき、リナはユキさんに「ありがとうございました。のがになりました」と。マヤはして笑いました。はをでです。マヤも笑いました。またです。

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

メニューメニュー: menu
おすすめおすすめ: recommendation
甘いあまい: sweet
飲み物のみもの: drink
カフェカフェ: café
食べるたべる: to eat
好きすき: liked; favorite
店みせ: shop; store

What to notice

Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story05-p1
この飲み物を · 飲んでみます
てみます shows an attempt to try something.
Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story05-p2
これを · 飲んでみたいです
たい expresses a wish, and みたい adds the idea of trying.
Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story05-p3
次は一人でも · 注文できます
できます expresses ability.

Check your understanding

1. Where does Rina go with Maya?

Answer: She goes to Aozora Café. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

2. Why is Rina troubled?

Answer: There are many drinks and she does not know what to choose. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

3. What does Yuki recommend?

Answer: Yuki recommends a sweet drink. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

4. What can Rina do next time?

Answer: She can order by herself. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

A Place to Share companion

Practice after reading

No-furigana second pass

リナは何を飲んでみたいですか。

Eight book words

Preview

メニュー

Preview

Sentence Lab

この飲み物を飲んでみます。

I will try this drink.

てみます shows an attempt to try something.

これを飲んでみたいです。

I want to try drinking this.

たい expresses a wish, and みたい adds the idea of trying.

次は一人でも注文できます。

Next time I can order by myself.

できます expresses ability.

Grammar notes

〜てみます

Use てみます to say that you will try doing something.

新しいお茶を飲んでみます。

I will try a new tea.

〜たいです

Use たいです to say what you want to do.

この飲み物を飲んでみたいです。

I want to try this drink.

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 helps Rina make a choice?
• What is one familiar thing you would like to try in a new way?
• Why is ordering alone an important small step?

These prompts are not stored.

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Keep reading

カフェで選ぶ

Notice what the story just taught you

Key words in context

What to notice

この飲み物を · 飲んでみます

これを · 飲んでみたいです

次は一人でも · 注文できます