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Japanese · A1 story · Unit 1: Hello and goodbye

りんごとあいさつ

Apples and Greetings

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朝です。田中さんは家の前にいます。山田さんも家から出ます。田中さんは「おはようございます」と言います。山田さんも「おはようございます」と言います。

It is morning. Mr. Tanaka is in front of his house. Mr. Yamada also comes out of his house. Mr. Tanaka says, "Good morning." Mr. Yamada also says, "Good morning."

山田さんは「お元気ですか」と聞きます。田中さんは「はい、元気です」と言います。田中さんはりんごを持っています。「山田さん、どうぞ」と言います。山田さんは「ありがとうございます」と言います。

Mr. Yamada asks, "How are you?" Mr. Tanaka says, "I'm fine." Mr. Tanaka has an apple. He says, "Here you are, Mr. Yamada." Mr. Yamada says, "Thank you very much."

夕方、二人は家の前で会います。山田さんはお茶を持っています。二人は少し話します。そして、「では、また明日」と言います。二人は家に入ります。

In the evening, the two men meet in front of the house. Mr. Yamada has some tea. They talk for a little while. Then they say, "See you tomorrow." The two of them go into their houses.

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  1. What is the main idea of the story?

  2. What does Mr. Tanaka give to Mr. Yamada in the morning?

  3. What does Mr. Yamada have in the evening?

All 38 words in this story
JapaneseMeaning
朝(asa) morning
です(desu) is, am, are
さん(san) Mr., Ms.
は(wa) topic particle
家(ie) house, home
の(no) of, possessive particle
前(mae) front, before
に(ni) at, in, to
います (いる)(iru) to be, to exist
も(mo) also, too
から(kara) from
出ます (出る)(deru) to go out, leave
おはようございます(ohayō gozaimasu) good morning
と(to) quotation particle, 'that'
言います (言う)(iu) to say
お元気(ogenki) well, healthy
か(ka) question particle
聞きます (聞く)(kiku) to ask, to listen
はい(hai) yes
元気(genki) well, healthy
りんご(ringo) apple
を(o) object particle
持って (持つ)(motsu) to hold, to have
どうぞ(dōzo) please, here you are
ありがとうございます(arigatō gozaimasu) thank you
夕方(yūgata) evening
二人(futari) two people
で(de) at, in (place of action)
会います (会う)(au) to meet
お茶(ocha) tea
少し(sukoshi) a little
話します (話す)(hanasu) to talk
そして(soshite) and then
では(dewa) well then
また(mata) again
明日(ashita) tomorrow
また明日(mata ashita) see you tomorrow
入ります (入る)(hairu) to enter, go in

About 3 words. Written for unit 1 of the Japanese course, using its words.