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くろいはさみ






Featured Kanji
(かみ・シ)
paper

Vocabulary

  • — black
  • — scissors
  • — Wednesday
  • — afternoon (p.m.)
  • — I; me
  • — company
  • — department manager; section chief
  • — birthday
  • — card
  • — make; create
  • — paper
  • — neatly; cleanly
  • — cut
  • — want (something)
  • — but
  • — desk
  • — inside; in
  • — there is not; do not have (polite negative)
  • — next to; neighbor
  • — Mr./Ms. Yamada
  • — hold; have; carry
  • — lend
  • — say; tell
  • — now
  • — use

Grammar / Notes

  • (want something): Use N to say you want a thing. Example: (“Because I want to cut the paper neatly, I want scissors.”)
  • (progressive / ongoing action): Use V to say an action is happening now (or ongoing). Example: (“Right now, I’m using Mr. Yamada’s black scissors.”)

English

Black Scissors

On Wednesday afternoon, I make a birthday card for my department manager at my company.
I want scissors because I want to cut the paper neatly.
But there are no scissors in my desk drawer.
Mr. Yamada next to me has black scissors.
I said to Mr. Yamada, “Excuse me, please lend me those scissors.”
Now, I am using Mr. Yamada’s black scissors.