Day 3 - A Visit to My Friend’s House

Visual exercise: Daily N5 - Day 3

What this practice will help you express

This practice helps you describe where people and things are, identify what is present in a place, and talk about simple actions happening around you. You also work on referring to locations such as “here,” “there,” and “over there,” and on connecting people or objects with と.

The grammar supports saying that someone or something exists, specifying its location with patterns such as P に N あります／います, and describing ongoing actions with 〜ています. You also practice simple requests with the て-form + ください, which is useful when interacting with other people.

The vocabulary focuses mainly on family, the home, classroom objects, people at school, and basic time references such as tomorrow, next week, and last week. The activities ask you to describe family members, say what is in a classroom or school, locate objects such as bags and chairs, and reconstruct a visit to a friend’s house.

After completing this practice, you should be better able to say where people and objects are, describe what is present in familiar places, introduce people around you, and make simple requests connected to everyday situations.

Shadowing Exercise

Summary: A person visits a friend’s house. The friend invites them in and offers a chair. The friend’s mother and younger brother are at home, and they talk briefly about the family. The older brother will come tomorrow.

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: あなたの教室はどこですか。

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1. 私の教室はここです。

2. 私の教室はあそこです。

Q2: あなたの名前は何ですか。

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1. 私の名前はアナです。

2. はマリアです。

Q3: あなたの仕事は何ですか。

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1. 私は会社員です。

2. 私はエンジニアです。

Q4: あなたの家族に、だれがいますか。

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1. 母がいます。

2. 父がいます。弟がいます。

Q5: 今日、何がありますか。

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1. 仕事があります。

2. 学校があります。

Q6: あなたの教室に何がありますか。

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1. 教室に机があります。

2. 教室に椅子があります。

Q7: あなたの学校にだれがいますか。

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1. 学校に先生がいます。

2. 学校に友達がいます。

Q8: あなたの鞄はどこにありますか。

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1. 私の鞄は教室にあります。

2. 私の鞄は机にあります。

Q9: あなたの友達はどこにいますか。

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1. 友達は教室にいます。

2. 友達は学校にいます。

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: Classroom before class

Situation: You arrive at school and enter the classroom. A classmate asks where several items are, such as the newspaper, the magazine, the bag, the umbrella, and the class materials. You also briefly introduce the people in the room, including the teacher, students, and friends.

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

学校 教室 先生 学生 友達 私 あなた 新聞 資料 傘 雑誌 鞄 椅子 机 ここ そこ あそこ

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A：おはようございます。
B：鈴木さん、おはよう。
B：今日、机の上にたくさんのものがありますね。
A：ほんとですね。ほら、ここにノートと本と新聞があります。
A：それに、ここには人もたくさんいます。学生と先生がいます。

⭐ 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 3

5. Grammars used

Grammar	Link
ここ/そこ/あそこ/こちら/そちら/あちら → here / there / over there	Explanation
と → and; with; as; connecting particle	Explanation
V［て-form］ください → please do	Explanation
V［て-form］います → ongoing action	Explanation
N が あります/います → there is / are	Explanation
P に N あります/います → location of existence	n/a

* 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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