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Stationery Store

ぶんぼうぐのおみせ

  • Theme: Daily_life_Meals

  • pre-A1/N5entry

  • Jan 17th, 2026

文[ぶん]ぼうぐのお店[みせ]

Introduction

The theme of this article is stationery stores. We will learn the Japanese terms for everyday items like pencils and erasers.

記事Article

ぶんぼうぐのおみせ

Stationery Store

  1. 今日きょうぶんぼうぐをいにいきました。なにがありますか。てみましょう。
English Translation
  1. Today I went to buy stationery. What's available? Let's take a look.

  1. これはなんでしょうか? これは、ふでばこです。ぶんぼうぐをれます。
English Translation
  1. What is this? This is a pencil case. You put stationery in it.

  1. これはなんでしょうか? これは、えんぴつです。えんびつできます。
English Translation
  1. What is this? This is a pencil. You write letters with it.

  1. これはなんでしょうか? これは、けしゴムです。をけします。
English Translation
  1. What is this? This is an eraser. You erase letters.

  1. これはなんでしょうか? これは、じょうぎです。まっすぐせん(line)をひきます。ながさがわかります。
English Translation
  1. What is this? This is a ruler. You draw straight lines. You can see the length.

  1. これはなんでしょうか? これは、ノートです。ノートにきます。
English Translation
  1. What is this? This is a notebook. You write characters in it.

  1. これはなんでしょうか? これは、はさみです。かみをきります。
English Translation
  1. What is this? These are scissors. You cut paper.

  1. 今日きょうは、このボールペンをいます。 このボールペンのは、けせます。 とてもべんりで、人気にんきがあります。
English Translation
  1. Today, I will buy this ballpoint pen. You can erase the writing from this ballpoint pen. It is very convenient and popular.

単語Vocabulary

  • to buyU-Verb

    コンビニでパンをいます。

    I buy bread at a convenience store.

  • なに/なん

    whatNoun

    あれはなんですか。

    What's that?

  • ある

    to existU-Verb

    テーブルのうえにかばんがあります。

    There is a bag on the table.

  • to look atRu-Verb

    この写真しゃしんてください。

    Please look at this picture.

  • これ

    thisNoun

    これははなです。

    This is a flower.

  • れる

    to put inRu-Verb

    毎朝まいあさ、さいふをかばんにれます。

    Every morning, I put my wallet in my bag.

  • to writeU-Verb

    名前なまえきます。

    I write my name.

  • けす

    to eraseU-Verb

    けしゴムでをけします。

    I erase letters with an eraser.

  • まっすぐ

    straight な-Adjective

    みちをまっすぐあるきます。

    I walk straight along the road.

  • ひく

    to drawU-Verb

    じょうぎでせんをひきます。

    I draw a line with a ruler.

  • なが

    lengthNoun

    このペンのながさがわかりますか。

    Do you know the length of this pen?

  • わかる

    to see, to understand U-Verb

    先生せんせいはなしいて、わかりました。

    I listened to the teacher’s talk, and I see.

  • きる

    to cutU-Verb

    かみをきります。

    I cut my hair.

  • けせる

    can eraseOther

    えんぴつのは、けせます。

    You can erase pencil writing.

  • とても

    veryAdverb

    この映画えいがはとてもおもしろいです。

    This movie is very interesting.

  • べんりな

    convenientな-Adjective

    日本にほんのコンビニはとてもべんりです。

    Japanese convenience stores are very convenient.

質問Question

記事の内容について答えてください

  1. えんぴつでなにをしますか。
  2. けしゴムでなにをしますか。
  3. じょうぎでなにをしますか。
English Translation
  1. What do you do with a pencil?
  2. What do you do with an eraser?
  3. What do you do with a ruler?
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