You met は — the topic on Day 18 — today is reps, not re-reading. Fresh words and sentences below, same pattern. Reminder: は (said “wa”) marks the topic — what the sentence is about: 私は… = “as for me…”. Re-read the full lesson →
Today's words
待つ
to wait
音
sound; noise
擦る
to rub; to chafe
出る
to leave; to exit
話
talk; speech
年
year
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
待
音
擦
出
話
年
See it in real sentences
君と僕とは同じ年だ。
You and I are the same age.
棚からぼた餅とはこのことだ。
This is what they call a lucky break.
彼の言うことには半信半疑だ。
I don't quite believe what he says.
君と僕とは同い年だ。
You and I are the same age.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
I
僕
1d ago
to get dark
暮れる
1d ago
what
何
3d ago
to think
思う
3d ago
Recall
Which word means “year”?
Which word means “talk”?
Which word means “to leave”?
Which word means “sound”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “You and I are the same age.”
君と僕とは同じ年だ。
Say: “This is what they call a lucky break.”
棚からぼた餅とはこのことだ。
👀 Today’s input · ~10 min — where fluency actually comes from
Read your first real books
You can read kana now — so read. Open a Level 0 Tadoku graded reader: picture books made for absolute beginners, almost all kana. Sound each page out loud and don’t stop to look up every word; getting the gist is the goal.