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かばん
bag
あおい かばん
A blue bag.
Starter Day 5
「ば」と「ぱ」 Ba and pa
Add two dots (゛) to は and it becomes ば; add a small circle (゜) and it becomes ぱ. Today you learn the ba and pa rows and read words like あぶない! (Watch out!) and えんぴつ (pencil).
About 25 minutes · 8 words · grammar · reading · quiz
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Today's words
Today's kana
えんぴつ
pencil
しろい えんぴつ
A white pencil.
てんぷら
tempura (deep-fried food)
あつい てんぷら
Hot tempura.
さんぽ
walk; stroll
あさ、さんぽ。
A walk in the morning.
ことば
word; language
むずかしい ことば
A difficult word.
ぼく
I; me (used mainly by boys and men)
ぼく、げんき!
I'm full of energy!
ぜんぶ
all; everything
ぜんぶ あかい。
They are all red.
あぶない
dangerous; watch out!
あぶない! くるま!
Watch out! A car!
Read
さんぽの かばん The bag on the walk
あさ。ぼく、さんぽ。Morning. I'm going for a walk.
あおい かばん。えんぴつ、てがみ、りんご。A blue bag. A pencil, a letter, an apple.
あ、あぶない! くるま!Oh, watch out! A car!
かばん……ぜんぶ ばらばら!The bag... everything is scattered!
えんぴつ、はい。てがみ、はい。りんご……?The pencil, yes. The letter, yes. The apple...?
あ、いぬ! りんご、いぬ!Oh, a dog! The dog has the apple!
Tap a line to see the translation.
Check your understanding
R1かばん: えんぴつ、てがみ、（ ）。
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 りんご
Line 2 says あおい かばん。えんぴつ、てがみ、りんご。 (A blue bag. A pencil, a letter, an apple.)
R2りんご……? あ、（ ）!
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 いぬ
The last line says あ、いぬ! りんご、いぬ! (Oh, a dog! The dog has the apple!) The dog took the apple.
Quiz
1ぱ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 pa
ぱ, with the small circle, is read pa. ば with two dots is ba, plain は is ha, and po is ぽ.
2bu
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 ぶ
bu is ぶ, with two dots. ぷ is pu, ふ is fu, and ぼ is bo.
3ぺ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 pe
ぺ, with the small circle, is read pe. べ is be, へ is he, and pi is ぴ.
4ぼく
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 boku
ぼ is bo and く is ku, so ぼく is read boku (I, me). ぽ is po, ほ is ho, and ぐ is gu.
5えんぴつ
Answer and explanation
Answer: 1 enpitsu
え is e, ん is n, ぴ is pi, and つ is tsu, so えんぴつ is read enpitsu (pencil). び is bi, ひ is hi, and ち is chi.
6sanpo
Answer and explanation
Answer: 3 さんぽ
sa is さ, n is ん, and po is ぽ, so sanpo is さんぽ (walk). ぼ is bo, ほ is ho, and ぷ is pu.
7（ ）! くるま!
Answer and explanation
Answer: 4 あぶない
When a car is coming, you shout あぶない! (Watch out!) かばん (bag), ことば (word) and ぼく (I) do not make sense here.
8あつい（ ）
Answer and explanation
Answer: 2 てんぷら
あつい てんぷら means hot tempura, fresh from the pan. ぼく (I), ぜんぶ (all) and えんぴつ (pencil) do not go with あつい (hot).
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