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The Travels of Tan · Episode 12

としょかんでAt the library

Every word is JLPT N5

The comic

としょかんに 来ました。
本が たくさん ありますね！
They came to the library. / There are lots of books!
こんにちは。 本を 読みますか。
はい、 読みたいです！
Hello. Would you like to read a book? / Yes, I want to read!
むかし、 むかし…
いい 話ですね。
Once upon a time... / What a nice story.
小さい こえで 話して ください。
はい、 先生。
Please talk in a small voice. / Yes, teacher.
ここに 名まえを 書いて ください。
はい、 書きます！
Please write your name here. / Yes, I will write!
先生の 話を 聞きました。
また 来ましょう！
They listened to the teacher's story. / Let's come again!

Words this episode teaches

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Read it as text

  1. としょかんに 来ました。

    They came to the library.

  2. 本が たくさん ありますね！

    There are lots of books!

  3. こんにちは。 本を 読みますか。

    Hello. Would you like to read a book?

  4. はい、 読みたいです！

    Yes, I want to read!

  5. むかし、 むかし…

    Once upon a time...

  6. いい 話ですね。

    What a nice story.

  7. 小さい こえで 話して ください。

    Please talk in a small voice.

  8. はい、 先生。

    Yes, teacher.

  9. ここに 名まえを 書いて ください。

    Please write your name here.

  10. はい、 書きます！

    Yes, I will write!

  11. 先生の 話を 聞きました。

    They listened to the teacher's story.

  12. また 来ましょう！

    Let's come again!

Test yourself on this episode

  1. 1 / 3

    書く

    よみかたは？

    How do you read it?

  2. 2 / 3

    本の 名まえ

    いみは？

    What does it mean?

  3. 3 / 3

    どれ？

    Which one means 'to talk'?

  4. 0 of 3 answered

This episode is world 12 of 14 in Tan Dash, a free one-thumb kanji game: world 12 opens in the Tan Dash app (iPhone, free to start). The iPhone app is on the App Store (opens in a new tab).

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