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Two Friends' Lunch - ふたりのひるごはん

Rio and Mao sit down at a small restaurant, hoping to share a meal together. As they look over the menu, they notice a favorite dish is missing, but they find a new one to try. When the doria arrives, they take a bite and discover it is delicious.

Pre-N5 stories use only basic sentence structures, survival vocabulary (greetings, numbers, simple questions), and the most foundational grammar. The shortest pieces in the library — perfect for your very first reads.

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Two Friends' Lunch - ふたりのひるごはん — page 1 (JLPT Pre-N5)

リオとマオは小さいレストランにいます。ふたりはいっしょにごはんを食べたいです。

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Rio and Mao are at a small restaurant. The two want to eat a meal together.

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Two Friends' Lunch - ふたりのひるごはん — page 2 (JLPT Pre-N5)

リオは「このレストランに来たことがあるね」と言います。マオは「うん、よく来たね」と言います。

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Rio says, "We have been to this restaurant before, haven't we." Mao says, "Yeah, we used to come here a lot, didn't we."

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Two Friends' Lunch - ふたりのひるごはん — page 3 (JLPT Pre-N5)

リオはメニューを見ます。「あのオムライスはもうないね」とリオは言います。

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Rio looks at the menu. "That omurice isn't on here anymore, is it," Rio says.

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Two Friends' Lunch - ふたりのひるごはん — page 4 (JLPT Pre-N5)

マオはメニューを見て、「これはどう?」と言います。リオは「じゃあ、ドリアにする」と言います。

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Mao looks at the menu and says, "How about this?" Rio says, "Okay, I'll go with the doria."

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Two Friends' Lunch - ふたりのひるごはん — page 5 (JLPT Pre-N5)

しばらくして、テーブルにドリアが来ます。「おいしいね!」とふたりは言いながら、いっしょに食べます。

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After a while, the doria arrives at the table. "It's delicious, isn't it!" the two say as they eat together.

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