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N5 graded Japanese story

掲示板の前で

At the Noticeboard

6 sentences · about 5 minutes

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N5 · 6 sentences

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、リナはひかりハイツのがありました。で、リナは立ち止まりました。

、みんなでします」とあります。リナはかどうかました。知らないので、しました。

マヤにと、マヤは「だけ」と。リナは「はい、みます」と。マヤとことにしました。

、リナはさんとマヤとのごみを拾いました。したり、を運んだりしました。

さんは。リナは、「のはと思います」と

のあと、リナはです。です。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

掲示板けいじばん
noticeboard
知らせしらせ
notice
参加するさんかする
to participate
準備じゅんび
preparation
まち
town
掃除そうじ
cleaning
一緒いっしょ
together
名前なまえ
name

What to notice

  1. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story08-p1

    少しだけ · 参加してみませんか

    The invitation combines てみる with a gentle negative question.

  2. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story08-p2

    道を掃除したり · 袋を運んだりしました

    たり gives representative examples of actions.

  3. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story08-p3

    一緒に働くのは · 楽しいと思います

    と marks the content of the thought.

Check your understanding

1. What does Rina see on the noticeboard?

Answer: She sees a notice about a town cleanup. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

2. Who encourages Rina to participate?

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

3. What do Rina, Mori, and Maya do?

Answer: They clean the road and carry bags. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

4. What does Rina remember?

Answer: She remembers three people’s names. — 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

リナは何を掃除しましたか。

Eight book words

Preview

掲示板

けいじばん

bulletin board

Preview

知らせ

しらせ

news; notice

Preview

参加する

さんかする

to participate

Support

まち

town

Support

掃除

そうじ

cleaning; tidying up

Support

一緒

いっしょ

together

Support

名前

なまえ

name

Sentence Lab

少しだけ参加してみませんか。

Would you like to try participating for a little while?

The invitation combines てみる with a gentle negative question.

道を掃除したり、袋を運んだりしました。

We cleaned the road, carried bags, and did other things.

たり gives representative examples of actions.

一緒に働くのは楽しいと思います。

I think working together is fun.

と marks the content of the thought.

Grammar notes

〜たり、〜たりします

Use this to give examples of several actions.

本を読んだり、町を歩いたりします。

I read books, walk around town, and do other things.

〜と思います

Use と before 思います to say what you think.

一緒に働くのは楽しいと思います。

I think working together is fun.

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 neighborhood activity feel manageable?
  • Which name or place would you want to remember?
  • What does Rina do independently at the end?

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