Lesson 27: 京都は どうでしたか

N5 · Lesson 27 · 20 min — Review of Lessons 22-26: spend a day in Kyoto with Neko-sensei, then write it up as a travel diary

No new grammar in this lesson! We link Lessons 22-26 into one day in Kyoto: old streets, then matcha, then good-luck charms, then photos. In the evening, you write the day up as a travel diary. There are only three new words: きょうと (Kyoto), まっちゃ (matcha) and おまもり (good-luck charm). にがい (bitter) and たのしい (fun) were learned in Lessons 25 and 23 and are used again here. In the questions, ねこせんせい is Neko-sensei and リンさん is Rin.

After this lesson, you can:

One Day in Kyoto

The last trip of the summer break: Kyoto! Neko-sensei seems especially familiar with the place...

Link two feelings with 〜くて・〜で; use が for likes and skills. Passing a small alley, Neko-sensei waves at a certain window...

Rin's Travel Diary

Rin writes today up as a diary and reads it to Neko-sensei. Tap each line to hear the Japanese.

Review Word Cards

Grammar 1 / 4: Adjective forms

い-adjectives change themselves (くない・かった). な-adjectives change the です after them (じゃありません・でした).

Grammar 2 / 4: Link ideas

Join two adjectives with くて・で. Start the second sentence with でも to turn around, or だから for a result.

Grammar 3 / 4: How often/much

いつも・よく・ときどき say how often, とても・すこし say how much. あまり・ぜんぜん must be followed by a negative.

Grammar 4 / 4: Likes

Use が before the thing you like, dislike, are good at, are bad at, or want