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中文Daily story · 黒いねこ · A1 · Chapter 1 of 47
ドアの前のねこ The cat at the door
Before you read
Hana has just moved to a new town to study. It is her first morning in her new flat. Look at the title: someone is at the door.
A recording of the chapter. Listen as you read, then read it again with the help.
私はハナです。 I'm Hana.
学生です。 I'm a student.
朝、私はパンを食べます。 In the morning I eat bread.
コーヒーも飲みます。 I drink coffee too.
ドアの前にねこがいます。 There's a cat in front of the door.
黒いねこです。 It's a black cat.
「こんにちは。あなたはだれですか。」 "Hello. Who are you?"
ねこは何も言いません。 The cat says nothing.
ねこの口に、小さい紙があります。 In the cat's mouth there is a small piece of paper.
紙に「三」と書いてあります。 On the paper is written "三", three.
「三？これは何ですか。」 "Three? What is this?"
ねこは行きました。 The cat went away.
The words glossed, the English for each sentence, the notes and the questions.
New words in this chapter
- 朝 あさ — morning
- ドア — door
- 前 まえ — front; in front of
- ねこ — cat
- 黒い くろい — black
- 言う いう — to say
- 口 くち — mouth
- 小さい ちいさい — small
- 紙 かみ — paper
- 書く かく — to write
- 行く いく — to go
Grammar notes
ドアの前にねこがいます — there's a cat in front of the door
Place に thing が います/あります: 'in that place there is a thing'. Use います for people and animals, あります for things: 紙があります.
ねこは何も言いません — the cat says nothing
何も with a negative verb means 'nothing at all'. 言いません is the polite negative of 言う.
紙に「三」と書いてあります — on the paper is written 'three'
と marks the words that are written (or said). 書いてあります means 'it has been written': you see the writing, not the person who wrote it.
Questions
Read the story, then try these.
Summary (try reading it in Japanese first)
On Hana's first morning a black cat sits at her door with a small piece of paper in its mouth. On it is the number three. Then the cat walks away.
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