、リナはでを。になると、みんなが食堂へ。ので、リナは深くをしました。
N5 graded Japanese story
昼休みの席
A Seat at Lunch
6 sentences · about 5 minutes
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リナはがたくさんあるのを。でも、どこに座って、何をいいかかりません。のに聞こうと。
が「こちらのをいます。リナさんとです。に」と。リナはで。
リナは「ありがとうございます。のはありますか」と。
はを、「このは甘くないので、にもいいですよ」と。リナはをメモしました。
リナはを。のを、をしく過ごしました。のに、へ戻りました。またしたいです。リナはして笑いました。また。
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
- 昼休みひるやすみ
- lunch break
- 注文ちゅうもん
- order
- 席せき
- seat
- 選ぶえらぶ
- to choose
- 仕事しごと
- work
- 会社かいしゃ
- company; workplace
- 同じおなじ
- same
- 少しすこし
- a little
What to notice
Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story04-p1
こちらの席を · 使っています
ています describes a current state or ongoing situation.
Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story04-p2
一緒に · 食べませんか
The negative question makes a friendly invitation.
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甘くないので · 昼にもいいです
ので connects a reason to a result.
Check your understanding
1. Where does everyone go at lunch?
Answer: They go to the cafeteria. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. What does Rina not know?
Answer: She does not know where to sit or what to order. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. What does the coworker offer?
Answer: The coworker offers a seat and lunch together. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. What drink does Rina choose?
Answer: She chooses tea that is not sweet. — 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
リナは何を選びましたか。
Eight book words
Preview
昼休み
ひるやすみ
lunch break
Preview
注文
ちゅうもん
order; ordering
Preview
席
せき
seat
Preview
選ぶ
えらぶ
to choose
Support
仕事
しごと
work; job
Support
会社
かいしゃ
company; office
Support
同じ
おなじ
same
Support
少し
すこし
a little
Sentence Lab
こちらの席を使っています。
I am using this seat.
ています describes a current state or ongoing situation.
一緒に食べませんか。
Would you like to eat together?
The negative question makes a friendly invitation.
このお茶は甘くないので、昼にもいいです。
This tea is not sweet, so it is good for lunch too.
ので connects a reason to a result.
Grammar notes
〜ています
Use ています to describe an action or state that is currently continuing.
こちらの席を使っています。
I am using this seat.
〜ので
Use ので to give a gentle reason for a result or choice.
甘くないので、昼にもいいです。
It is good for lunch because it is not sweet.
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 makes the lunch invitation easy to accept?
- • Which workplace question would help you?
- • How does Rina participate without knowing everything yet?
These prompts are not stored.
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