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N5 graded Japanese story

いっしょに駅へ

To the Station Together

6 sentences · about 5 minutes

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N5 · 6 sentences

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、リナはまでのつもりでした。

でも、のあるすぎて、からなくなりました。リナはが、が見えません。が少なく、リナはになりました。

そこへマヤが。「までに行きましょうか」と。リナは「」と

マヤは「このください。です」と

リナはを見ながら。「たいです。ください」とに書きました。

に着いてから、リナはに書きました。には歩き、までのことができました。「もこのを歩きます」と。リナは笑いました。また歩きます。

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

目印めじるし
landmark
曲がるまがる
to turn
覚えるおぼえる
to remember
一緒いっしょ
together
えき
station
みち
road; route
会社かいしゃ
company; workplace
時間じかん
time

What to notice

  1. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story02-p1

    駅まで · 一緒に行きましょうか

    The question offers to do an action together.

  2. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story02-p2

    この信号を右に · 曲がってください

    The request form gives a polite direction.

  3. Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story02-p3

    大きい時計が · 目印です

    が marks the thing being identified.

Check your understanding

1. Where is Rina going?

Answer: She is going to her company. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

2. What does Rina miss?

Answer: She misses the corner with the clock. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

3. What landmark does Maya explain?

Answer: The large station clock is the landmark. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.

4. What can Rina do on the way home?

Answer: She can walk alone and explain the route. — 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

駅までの道を説明してください。

Eight book words

Preview

目印

めじるし

landmark; marker

Preview

曲がる

まがる

to turn; to bend

Preview

覚える

おぼえる

to memorize; to learn

Preview

一緒

いっしょ

together

Support

えき

station

Support

みち

road; path

Support

会社

かいしゃ

company; office

Sentence Lab

駅まで一緒に行きましょうか。

Shall we go to the station together?

The question offers to do an action together.

この信号を右に曲がってください。

Please turn right at this signal.

The request form gives a polite direction.

大きい時計が目印です。

The large clock is the landmark.

が marks the thing being identified.

Grammar notes

〜ましょうか

Use this question to offer to do something for someone.

駅まで一緒に行きましょうか。

Shall we go to the station together?

〜てください

Use this polite request when asking someone to do an action.

地図を見てください。

Please look at the map.

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

  • Which landmark would help you remember a route?
  • Why does Rina ask to hear the explanation again?
  • How does repeating a route change the ending?

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