よる本屋ほんや地図ちず






Featured Kanji
(もと・ホン)
book

Vocabulary

  • — night
  • — bookstore
  • — map
  • — Friday
  • — I; me
  • — station
  • — small
  • — to go
  • — shop; store
  • — person
  • — door
  • — to close; to shut
  • — tomorrow
  • — trip; travel
  • — want; desire (something)
  • — to buy
  • — to say; to tell
  • — to open
  • — inside
  • — to enter; to go in
  • — immediately; right away

Grammar / Notes

  • Requesting someone not to do something: (negative -form request). Example from the story: This means “Please don’t close the door.”
  • Ongoing action/state with (progressive). Example from the story: This means the staff is in the process of closing (or is closing) the door.

English

The Night Bookstore and the Map

On Friday night, I went to a small bookstore at the station.
The shop staff is closing the door.
But, I want a map for tomorrow’s trip.
I said, “I will buy a map, so please do not close the door.”
The shop staff said, “It is okay,” and opened the door.
I went inside and bought a map immediately.