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The Travels of Tan · Episode 7

いちばで かぞえますCounting at the market

Every word is JLPT N5

The comic

りんごを 十 かって ください。
はい!
Please buy ten apples. / Okay!
いちばに 来ました。
りんごが たくさん ありますね。
They came to the market. / There are lots of apples!
一、 二、 三、 四、 五、
六、 七、 八、 九、 十!
One, two, three, four, five, / six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
一つ いいですか。
いいですよ。
Can I have one? / Sure.
九… 八… 七… 六…
おいしいです!
Nine... eight... seven... six... / Yummy!
いくつですか。
五つです…
How many are there? / Five...

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  1. りんごを 十 かって ください。

    Please buy ten apples.

  2. はい!

    Okay!

  3. いちばに 来ました。

    They came to the market.

  4. りんごが たくさん ありますね。

    There are lots of apples!

  5. 一、 二、 三、 四、 五、

    One, two, three, four, five,

  6. 六、 七、 八、 九、 十!

    six, seven, eight, nine, ten!

  7. 一つ いいですか。

    Can I have one?

  8. いいですよ。

    Sure.

  9. 九… 八… 七… 六…

    Nine... eight... seven... six...

  10. おいしいです!

    Yummy!

  11. いくつですか。

    How many are there?

  12. 五つです…

    Five...

Test yourself on this episode

  1. 1 / 3

    五つ

    よみかたは?

    How do you read it?

  2. 2 / 3

    十

    いみは?

    What does it mean?

  3. 3 / 3

    タンは りんごを いくつ もって かえりましたか。

    How many apples did Tan bring home?

  4. 0 of 3 answered

This episode is world 7 of 14 in Tan Dash, a free one-thumb kanji game: reach it by catching the kanji of worlds 1 to 6.

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