Japanese reading

Japanese short stories for beginners

Short graded stories from the Open Lingo Japanese course, each with an English translation under every line. They are listed by the module that unlocks them in the app, so the first ones need only the opening modules.

• Module 6The missing phoneTwo blue phones, and only one of them is where it should be.
• Module 7At the airportWaiting for a friend whose plane is late, and the news that explains why.
• Module 9At the shopAsking prices on a quick errand.
• Module 10The wrong trainTwo blue trains, and one of them goes to the mountains.
• Module 11Two o'clock at the stationA friend who never comes, and a letter read one more time.
• Module 12The expensive penA new pen in the morning, ramen in the evening, and a colleague who pays.
• Module 13The puddingHe doesn't like milk. Yumi makes him try one pudding.
• Module 13The day offA frantic morning, and an office with nobody in it.
• Module 14The letter to TomA reply posted a few hours too late.
• Module 15The trip I didn't wantDragged to the sea on a Saturday, and talked round by evening.