The Travels of Tan · Episode 11

どっちですかWhich way?

Every word is JLPT N5

Mise wa doko desu ka. / Chizu o mimashō.Where is the shop? / Let's look at the map.

Ue wa kita desu. / Ki wa kita, ike wa minami desu ne.Up is north. / The tree is north, the pond is south.

Nishi ni ie ga arimasu. / Ie wa ki no hidari desu ne.There is a house in the west. / The house is to the left of the tree.

Mise wa ki no migi desu. / Jā, migi e ikimashō!The shop is to the right of the tree. / Then let's go right!

Koko wa mise no soto desu yo. / Naka e ikimashō!This is outside the shop. / Let's go inside!

Naka wa ōkii desu ne! / Soto wa chiisai desu yo.It is big inside! / The outside is small.

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みせはどこですか。
Where is the shop?
ちずを見ましょう。
Let's look at the map.
上は北です。
Up is north.
木は北、いけは南ですね。
The tree is north, the pond is south.
西にいえがあります。
There is a house in the west.
いえは木の左ですね。
The house is to the left of the tree.
みせは木の右です。
The shop is to the right of the tree.
じゃあ、右へ行きましょう！
Then let's go right!
ここはみせの外ですよ。
This is outside the shop.
中へ行きましょう！
Let's go inside!
中は大きいですね！
It is big inside!
外は小さいですよ。
The outside is small.

Test yourself on this episode

1 / 3
北
よみかたは？
How do you read it?
2 / 3
右
いみは？
What does it mean?
3 / 3
みせはどこ？
Where was the shop?
0 of 3 answered

Answer 1: C — きた

Answer 2: B — right

Answer 3: A — Right of tree

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