の、リナはをしたいと。マヤとさんとユキさんをつもりです。とペンをテーブルに置きました。
N5 graded Japanese story
日曜日の誘い
A Sunday Invitation
6 sentences · about 6 minutes
N5 · 6 sentences
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でも、いつ、どこでかをのは難しかったです。リナはをに書きました。はなのになりました。
まずマヤにして、「、でいませんか」と。マヤは「はい、いましょう」と。マヤのをしました。
さんへ行き、「の、にを飲みませんか」とました。さんも喜びました。さんも笑いました。
ユキさんには、でを。はを決めて、なをつもりです。リナはを守りたいと。
、みんなが。リナは「このでをことができてうれしいです」と。みんなのを、がもっとになりました。
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
- 誘うさそう
- to invite
- 約束やくそく
- promise; appointment
- 予定よてい
- plan; schedule
- 集まるあつまる
- to gather
- 日曜日にちようび
- Sunday
- 友だちともだち
- friend
- 持つもつ
- to bring; hold
- 楽しいたのしい
- fun; enjoyable
What to notice
Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story09-p1
午後 · カフェで会いませんか
ませんか makes a gentle invitation.
Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story09-p2
食べ物を · 持つつもりです
つもりです expresses an intention.
Sentence rn1_place_to_share_02-story09-p3
みんなが · 集まりました
が marks the people who gathered.
Check your understanding
1. What does Rina want to make?
Answer: She wants to make a small gathering. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
2. What does she write down?
Answer: She writes down the plan. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
3. Who does she invite first?
Answer: She invites Maya first. — Use the reviewed answer to check the scene, then return to the Japanese passage if anything differs.
4. What do the three people bring?
Answer: They plan to bring simple food. — 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
リナはだれを誘いましたか。
Eight book words
Preview
誘う
さそう
to invite
Preview
約束
やくそく
promise; appointment
Preview
予定
よてい
plan; schedule
Preview
集まる
あつまる
to gather
Support
日曜日
にちようび
Sunday
Support
友だち
ともだち
friend
Support
持つ
もつ
to hold; to carry; to have
Sentence Lab
午後、カフェで会いませんか。
Would you like to meet at the café in the afternoon?
ませんか makes a gentle invitation.
食べ物を持つつもりです。
I intend to bring food.
つもりです expresses an intention.
みんなが集まりました。
Everyone gathered.
が marks the people who gathered.
Grammar notes
〜ませんか
Use this negative question to make a friendly invitation.
午後、いっしょに話しませんか。
Would you like to talk together this afternoon?
〜つもりです
Use this to express a plan or intention.
明日、友だちに電話するつもりです。
I intend to call a friend tomorrow.
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 Rina’s invitation successful?
- • What small gathering would you enjoy planning?
- • Which phrase would you use to invite someone?
These prompts are not stored.
How confident did this reread feel?
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