Day 12 - A Cherry Blossom Picnic

Visual exercise: Daily N5 - Day 12

What this practice will help you express

This practice will help you talk about contrasting ideas, make simple predictions or assumptions, and describe past experiences. You will work on connecting two different facts with けど, using でしょう to say what you think will probably happen, and using ～たことがあります to say whether you have experienced something before.

You will practice contrasts such as something being difficult but going well, or a place being nearby but still requiring transportation. You will also make predictions about things such as tomorrow’s weather and whether someone will return to work later. Questions about travel and ordering food give you practice reporting experiences you have or have not had.

The vocabulary supports talking about everyday schedules, seasons, leisure, food, work, and plans. The main visual activity also involves planning a cherry-blossom picnic with friends, including going to a park, listening to music, and enjoying spring together.

After completing this practice, you should be better able to contrast two related ideas, say what will probably happen, discuss things you have done before, and describe simple plans and experiences involving work, food, travel, weather, and free time.

Shadowing Exercise

Summary: Two friends plan to go see the cherry blossoms together on Friday. They will have a picnic in the park, listen to music, and take many photos. Both are looking forward to the trip.

This exercise complements the shadowing training in the YomiNihongo app.

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How to use this exercise

First, practice the dialogue in the app by listening and repeating the lines.
Then, observe the images below and try to reconstruct what was said.

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Open This Text in the App

Practice the dialogue in the app before starting the visual exercise.

1. Look at the images.

2. Try to reconstruct the dialogue in the app

Now open the app and go to the Dynamic Text feature.

The dialogue does not need to be exact.
Look carefully at each scene and try to remember what the characters said.
Try to reconstruct the conversation in your own words while keeping the general meaning of the dialogue.
You do not need to use the exact same vocabulary, grammar, or sentence order as the original text.

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Write

Write the Japanese sentences you remember.

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Analyze

Check each word and its translation.

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Ask AI

Use the AI Assistant to review your sentences.

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Compare

Compare your version with the original text.

In the app: Menu → Texts → + New Text Dynamic

3. Grammar & Vocabulary Output Practice

Answer the questions below out loud or write your answers in Dynamic Text in the app before checking the example answer. You can answer about your real life or make up a simple answer for practice.

Q1: 毎日、朝、何を食べますか。

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1. 毎日、朝、ご飯を食べます。

2. 毎日、朝、おにぎりを食べる。

Q2: 週末、どこへ行きますか。

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1. 週末、公園へ行きます。

2. 週末、友達と映画館へ行く。

Q3: 今日の仕事は大変ですか。

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1. 大変ですけど、順調です。

2. 大変ですけど、元気です。

Q4: あなたの学校は近いですか。

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1. 近いですけど、バスで行きます。

Q5: 明日の天気はどうですか。

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1. 明日は暖かいでしょう。

2. 明日は寒いでしょう。

Q6: 海外へ行ったことがありますか。

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1. はい、海外へ行ったことがあります。

2. いいえ、海外へ行ったことがありません。

Q7: 食堂でぎゅうどんを注文したことがありますか。

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1. はい、食堂でぎゅうどんを注文したことがあります。

2. いいえ、ぎゅうどんを注文したことがありません。

4. Visual Writing Exercise (Optional Challenge)

If you finished the Text Recreation Exercise, try this additional Visual Writing Exercise. The picture shows the actions and situation only. There is no dialogue in the image. Use the scenes to imagine what the characters are saying.

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How to use this exercise

Look carefully at the picture panels below.
Then, write your own short Japanese text or dialogue describing the situation.
Try to use the vocabulary and grammar from this lesson, but you may also use other words and grammar you know.

Theme: After a meeting at the company

Situation: After an afternoon meeting, you and a coworker go to a café near the company. The place is famous, and you went there once last month. You talk to the staff, choose your drinks and food, and discuss whether you still have work to do afterward.

Try to use some of these words in your text or dialogue.

会議 会社員 仕事 友達 喫茶店 店員 注文 コーヒー 紅茶 サンドイッチ 美味しい 有名 午後 先月 近く 食べる 行く 戻る

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A：疲れました。この会議は長かったです。
B：はい、喫茶店へ行きませんか。
A：もちろん、どんな喫茶店へ行きますか。
B：ほら、あそこの喫茶店はきれいで有名だし、美味しい食べ物もあります。もう行ったことがありますか。
A：いいえ、まだです。
C：いらっしゃいませ。もうご注文いただけますか。
A：はい、このケーキとコーヒーをお願いします。
B：チョコレートケーキが好きですけど、このケーキは美味しそうです。私もこのケーキをお願いします。
A：ところで、何時に会社に戻らなければなりませんか。
B：今日はもう戻らないでしょう。

⭐ Continue your practice

The shadowing lesson helps you understand Japanese through listening and repetition. The complementary exercises help you use the grammar actively.

Practice the lesson first, then challenge yourself with:
👉 Grammar Practice: Daily N5 - Day 12

5. Grammars used

Grammar	Link
けど → but	Explanation
Plain form でしょう → probably	Explanation
V［た-form］ことがあります → have experience	Explanation

* Some links lead to external websites with additional explanations and examples.

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Final tip

For better practice, follow this cycle: listen → repeat → remember → write → analyze → compare → listen again
Go back to the app, listen again, and keep improving your Japanese.

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