N5 listening calls for understanding the main point of short, familiar exchanges. This original dialogue is practice, not an official question.

The idea

First identify the situation and what the speakers want to decide. Follow the change from park to library, then use the final agreement to identify the plan. Rain explains the change; ten o’clock supplies a detail. Read the transcript or use your device voice, then check it again.

Read the text

Ａ：明日あした、公園こうえんで会あいましょう。 Ｂ：明日あしたは雨あめです。図書館としょかんはどうですか。 Ａ：はい、図書館としょかんで会あいましょう。何時なんじに会あいますか。 Ｂ：十時じゅうじに会あいましょう。

Examples

  • 明日あした、公園こうえんで会あいましょう。Let’s meet at the park tomorrow.
  • 明日あしたは雨あめです。It will rain tomorrow.
  • 図書館としょかんはどうですか。How about the library?
  • はい、図書館としょかんで会あいましょう。Yes, let’s meet at the library.
  • 何時なんじに会あいますか。What time shall we meet?
  • 十時じゅうじに会あいましょう。Let’s meet at ten.

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Watch out

A word mentioned first is not necessarily the answer: the park is proposed but replaced. Do not mistake the reason for the final destination.

Try it yourself

  1. どこで会あいますか。「公園こうえん／図書館としょかん」

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    図書館

    図書館: both speakers agree to meet at the library after the first suggestion changes.

  2. どうして公園こうえんで会あいませんか。「雨あめ／雪ゆき」

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    雨

    雨: rain is forecast, so the library is suggested instead of the park.

  3. 何時なんじに会あいますか。「九時くじ／十時じゅうじ」

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    十時

    十時: the final line proposes ten o’clock as the meeting time.

Use it today

Read or hear the dialogue once, state the final plan, and answer the three questions. Replay or reread to check the clues.