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N5 · Japanese reading practice

どの電車でんしゃに乗のりますか

Choosing a train from the timetable

Read the timetable

Practice guide

All times are in the morning. Each row is a different train leaving Sakura Station.

さくら駅 午前 出発Leaves 行き先To 到着Arrives 番線Platform 9:10 みどり駅 9:30 2 9:20 うみ駅 9:40 1 9:25 みどり駅 9:45 3
A fictional station and timetable for reading practice.

Read the story

12 sentences
  1. It is 9:00 a.m. now.

  2. I am at Sakura Station.

  3. Today I am going to Midori Station.

  4. I am meeting a friend at Midori Station at 9:40.

  5. I look at the timetable.

  6. The 9:10 train goes to Midori Station.

  7. This train arrives at 9:30.

  8. The 9:20 train goes to Umi Station, but it does not stop at Midori Station.

  9. The 9:25 train also goes to Midori Station, but it arrives at 9:45.

  10. I take the 9:10 train.

  11. I wait for the train at Platform 2.

  12. After waiting for ten minutes at Midori Station, I meet my friend.

Useful words

Station vocabulary
Station timetable showing the 9:10, 9:20, and 9:25 departures.時刻表じこくひょう
timetable
A train moving away from Sakura Station.出発しゅっぱつ
departure
A train at the station with an arrival time of 9:30.到着とうちゃく
arrival
A train route leading to the destination station, marked with a location pin.行いき先さき
destination
A traveler waiting under the Platform 2 sign.番線ばんせん
platform number (as on a sign)
A train moving into the platform at Midori Station.着つきます
arrive

Check your understanding

4 questions

Choose an answer to check it right away. You can look back at the story and guide.

Question 1 of 4友達ともだちに会あうのは何時なんじですか。
Question 2 of 4私わたしはどの電車でんしゃに乗のりますか。
Question 3 of 4九時くじ十分じゅっぷんの電車でんしゃは何番線なんばんせんですか。
Question 4 of 4みどり駅えきで何分なんぷん待まちますか。