Chapter 23: Movement, Actions, and Everyday Places
Learn verbs for movement and interaction, vocabulary for places and objects, and how to express various daily actions
In this chapter, you will learn verbs for movement, interaction, and daily actions. You

Key topics:
- ・Movement and walking verbs
- ・Actions and interactions
- ・Traffic and places vocabulary
- ・Household objects and repairs
- ・Sounds and mechanical items
- ・Caution and attention expressions
Vocabulary
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: Using に for asking/touching
Use the particle に to mark the target or recipient of actions like asking (ききます) and touching (さわります). For ききます meaning
Rule 2: Using を for movement through
Use the particle を with movement verbs to indicate the path, route, or space that is traversed. This is a special use of を that does not mean
Rule 3: Giving change with がでます
Use おつり (change/money returned) with でます (to come out/appear) to express that you receive change after paying. The particle が marks the change as the subject. This pattern literally means
Rule 4: Being careful with きをつけます
Use きをつけます (to be careful / to pay attention) with the particle に to mark what you need to be careful about. The phrase きをつける literally means
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct particle to complete
せんせい ______ ききます。
Question 2
Complete the sentence meaning
いす ______ さわります。
Question 3
What is the difference between せんせいにききます and おんがくをききます?
Question 4
Complete the sentence meaning
みち ______ あるきます。
Question 5
How do you say
Question 6
Complete the sentence meaning
ごひゃくえん おつり ______ でます。
Question 7
How do you ask
Question 8
Complete the sentence meaning
くるま ______ きを つけます。
Question 9
How do you say
Question 10
Complete the sentence meaning
へや ______ でます。
Question 11
How do you say
Question 12
Complete the sentence meaning
とりが そら ______ とびます。
Question 13
What does
Question 14
Complete the sentence meaning
わすれない ______ きを つけます。
Question 15
When leaving a friend
Question 16
Complete the sentence meaning
せんせい ______ しつもんを ききました。
Question 17
How do you say
Question 18
Complete the question meaning
おつりは ______ ですか。
Question 19
How do you say
Question 20
Complete the sentence meaning
からだ ______ きをつけて 下さい。