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Shopping and Food

JLPT N5 | shopping-food

Passage

昼休みに、アリさんはコンビニへ行きました。おにぎりを二つとお茶を一つ買いました。全部で四百五十円でした。アリさんは千円を出しました。店員さんはお釣りを渡しました。

During lunch break, Ali went to a convenience store. He bought two rice balls and one tea. The total was 450 yen. Ali gave 1,000 yen. The clerk handed him the change.

Vocabulary Focus

  • 昼休み (ひるやすみ) — lunch break
  • 全部 (ぜんぶ) — total / all
  • 店員 (てんいん) — store clerk
  • お釣り (おつり) — change

Grammar Focus

  • N を number + countercounting purchased items
  • 全部でin total
  • past tense ましたcompleted action

Questions

1. Where did Ali go?

factory
convenience store
hospital
station
Answer: convenience storeThe passage says コンビニへ行きました.

2. What did Ali buy?

bread and water
rice balls and tea
fish and tea
vegetables and water
Answer: rice balls and teaHe bought おにぎりを二つ and お茶を一つ.

3. How much was the total?

350 yen
450 yen
500 yen
1000 yen
Answer: 450 yenThe passage says 全部で四百五十円でした.