Example 1
友達にペンを借りました。 Who receives the pen? / Ai nhận bút?
Answer and explanation
私 / I do / Tôi
借りました says the speaker borrowed it. 友達に identifies the person it was borrowed from.
N5 Vocabulary Practice: Context, Actions and Time
Practise everyday Japanese words in sentences, distinguish actions and places, and check time expressions with worked examples.
How to approach the questions
Knowing an English meaning is a start. In a sentence, check who performs the action, which object it takes, and what happens next. 借りる and 貸す both involve a loan, but the direction is different: the borrower receives the item; the lender gives it temporarily.
Read time expressions as part of a sequence. あした is tomorrow, あさって is the day after tomorrow, and 来週 is next week. A clock time such as 一時 differs from a duration such as 一時間. Work out the actual sequence before choosing a word.
Each 40-question foundation check contains 12 vocabulary items: four about actions, four about places and situations, and four about time or frequency. Use the 300-word collection below to study first. These selected words and checks are a learning resource, not a complete official N5 vocabulary list.
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Example 2
今日は木曜日です。あさっては何曜日ですか。
Answer and explanation
土曜日 / Saturday / Thứ bảy
Tomorrow is Friday; the day after tomorrow is Saturday.
Example 3
六時から八時まで勉強しました。何時間ですか。
Answer and explanation
二時間 / two hours / hai tiếng
Subtract the starting time from the ending time. 二時 would mean two o’clock, not two hours.
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Answer 40 questions for section results and connected review lessons. Explanations appear after submission; listening is not included.
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