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マイクは日本に来ました。新しいアパートに住んでいます。今、ゴミがたくさんあります。「ゴミはどうやって出しますか？」マイクは困っています。
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Mike came to Japan. He lives in a new apartment. Now, there is a lot of garbage. "How do I put out garbage?" Mike is troubled.
JLPT N5 Daily Life
Disposing Garbage - ゴミの出し方
Mike learns his neighborhood's complex trash rules with friendly help.
JLPT N5 stories cover daily life situations using N5-level grammar — です/ます, は/が particles, basic verb forms, simple adjectives. Short, comfortable, with translations on every page.
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マイクはゴミを持って、外に行きました。隣のおばあさんが来ました。「あら、困っていますか？」「はい。ゴミの出し方がわかりません」おばあさんは言いました。「じゃあ、教えましょう」
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Mike took the trash and went outside. The elderly woman next door came. “Oh, are you having trouble?” “Yes. I don’t know how to take out the trash.” The old woman said, “Well then, I’ll teach you.”
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「これは燃えるゴミです。月曜日と木曜日です。」「プラスチックは火曜日です。」「ビンとカンは水曜日ですよ。」「わあ、難しいです。」
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“This is burnable trash. Monday and Thursday.” “Plastic is Tuesday.” “Bottles and cans are Wednesday.” “Wow, it’s difficult.”
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マイクはゴミのカレンダーを見ます。隣のおばあさんは、マイクにカレンダーをあげます。カレンダーに、ゴミの日が書いてあります。「ありがとうございます！」
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Mike looks at the trash calendar. The elderly woman next door gives the calendar to Mike. The trash collection days are written on the calendar. “Thank you very much!”
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ゴミを出す日と時間は市によって違います。ゴミ収集車は朝早く来ます。おばあさんのおかげで、ゴミの出し方を知ることができました。
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The day and time for putting out the trash varies by city. The garbage truck comes early in the morning. Thanks to the old lady, I was able to learn how to properly put out the trash.
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