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Designed to help you progress once you’re comfortable with the basics. Use it as supplementary material alongside your studies.

Pick a school grade or JLPT level and do this each day:

  1. Handwrite the passage in a notebook.
  2. Read the passage out loud.
  3. Understand the meaning of the passage (if you need help, check the English translation).
  4. Take note of the grammar points (try understanding them in Japanese first; if you need help, refer to the English translation).
N5小3 · Elementary 3August 1, 2026

こうえんのねこ

うちのちかくにちいさなこうえんがあります。そのこうえんにはふるいきがいっぽんあって、まいにちねこがいっぴきそのしたでねています。きょう、わたしはそのねこにちかづいてみました。でも、ねこはめをあけずにうごきませんでした。とてもきちよさそうで、すこしうらやましかったです。

文法

  • 「〜ています」は今いまも続つづいている状態じょうたいや動作どうさを表あらわします。
  • 「〜ので」は理由りゆうや原因げんいんを表あらわします。「〜だから」と似にています。
  • 「〜てみる」はためしに何なにかをすることを表あらわします。
English

The Cat in the Park

Near my house there is a small park. In that park there is an old tree, and every day a cat sleeps under it. Today I tried walking up to the cat. But it didn't move or open its eyes at all. It looked so comfortable that I felt just a little envious.

  • 〜ています expresses an ongoing state or the result of an action that continues into the present.
  • 〜ので gives a reason or cause, similar to 'because' or 'so'.
  • 〜てみる means to try doing something, to see what it is like.
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