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N5 graded Japanese story

傘を忘れた日

The Day She Forgot Her Umbrella

6 sentences · about 5 minutes

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N5 · 6 sentences

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、リナはに置いたままたのです。からまで、はまだままでした。

と、なり、リナのました。リナはどうしていいかからずました。リナはに戻ろうと

あおぞらのユキさんが「このください。まま置かないでください」と。ユキさんはタオルも貸してくれました。

リナは「ありがとうございます。、きれいにして返します」と。リナはそのました。

、リナはを拭いて、に置きました。ときは、はいけません。受けを置きました。

、リナはを返しました。は、です。リナは感謝して笑いました。しました。

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

忘れるわすれる
to forget
濡れるぬれる
to get wet
拭くふく
to wipe
返すかえす
to return
あめ
rain
かさ
umbrella
帰るかえる
to return home
困るこまる
to be troubled

What to notice

  1. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story06-p1

    濡れたまま · 置かないでください

    ないでください politely asks someone not to do something.

  2. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story06-p2

    床に · 置いてはいけません

    てはいけません says that an action is not allowed.

  3. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story06-p3

    明日 · きれいにして返します

    て connects two actions in sequence.

Check your understanding

1. Why does Rina get wet?

Answer: She forgot her umbrella at the entrance. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

2. Who lends Rina an umbrella?

Answer: Yuki lends her one. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

3. What must Rina not do with the wet umbrella?

Answer: She must not leave it wet. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

4. What does Rina do the next day?

Answer: She returns the umbrella. — 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

リナは何を返しましたか。

Eight book words

Preview

忘れる

わすれる

to forget

Preview

濡れる

ぬれる

to get wet

Support

あめ

rain

Support

かさ

umbrella

Support

帰る

かえる

to return; to go home

Support

困る

こまる

to be troubled

Sentence Lab

濡れたまま置かないでください。

Please do not leave it wet.

ないでください politely asks someone not to do something.

床に置いてはいけません。

You must not leave it on the floor.

てはいけません says that an action is not allowed.

明日、きれいにして返します。

I will clean it and return it tomorrow.

て connects two actions in sequence.

Grammar notes

〜ないでください

Use this to politely ask someone not to do an action.

濡れたまま置かないでください。

Please do not leave it wet.

〜てはいけません

Use this to say that an action is not allowed.

床に置いてはいけません。

You must not leave it on the floor.

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 borrowing into returning a kindness?
  • Which rainy-day routine would help you?
  • Why does the final sentence look forward?

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