Day 8 - A New Restaurant and Studying English

Visual exercise: Daily N5 - Day 8

Summary: A person visited a new restaurant on Wednesday and said the food was very delicious. The restaurant is big, but it has few seats, and the staff are friendly. They plan to go there together on Friday after studying at the library, and they agree that studying English is difficult but important.

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: あなたの学校は大きいですか。

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1. はい、私の学校は大きいです。

2. いいえ、私の学校は大きくないです。

Q2: みそしるはどうですか。

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1. みそしるは熱いです。

2. みそしるは美味しいです。

Q3: あなたの大学はどんな大学ですか。

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1. 大きい大学です。

Q4: 今日はどうですか。

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1. 今日は暑いです。

2. 今日は寒いです。

Q5: 今週の仕事はどうですか。

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1. 今週の仕事は順調です。

2. 今週の仕事はちょっと大変です。

Q6: ラーメンはどうですか。

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1. ラーメンは美味しくて、熱いです。

2. ラーメンは熱くて、美味しいです。

Q7: 教室はどうですか。

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1. 教室は大きくて、寒いです。

2. 教室は大きくて、きれいです。

Q8: 写真をどうしますか。

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1. 写真を大きくします。

2. この写真を大きくします。

Q9: 今日はどうですか。

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1. 今日は暑いですが、元気です。

2. 今日は寒いですが、元気です。

Q10: 週末は公園に行きますか。

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1. はい、ちょっと疲れていますが、公園に行きます。

2. いいえ、公園に行きたいですが、今週は疲れています。

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: Small talk before a meeting

Situation: In the office, two colleagues are chatting in the morning before a meeting. One of them asks how the other's work is going. They talk about the materials, the desk, the chairs, and the coffee. The coffee is hot, the room is big and beautiful, but one of the colleagues is a little tired.

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

会社員 会議 仕事 資料 机 椅子 コーヒー 熱い 大きい きれい 今朝 午前 ちょっと 疲れる 順調

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A：会議室に入ったことがありますか。
B：いいえ、まだです。
A：会議室は広くて明るいです。たくさんの椅子があります。
B：ええ。ところで、疲れていますが、熱いコーヒーがほしいです。
A：私もほしいですが、すぐに会議が始まります。早く飲みましょう。

5. Grammars used

Grammar	Link
い-adj → describe quality	Explanation
い-adj N です → noun description	n/a
N は どうですか → asking opinion	Explanation
N は い-adj くて～ → joining adjectives	Explanation
N は い-adj く V → adverb form	Explanation
～が、～ → but	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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