Japanese title: 図書館での失敗 (としょかんでのしっぱい)
Theme: Looking for books and making mistakes
Setting: A quiet library in Tokyo
📚 Vocabulary
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探す | さがす | to search |
| 借りる | かりる | to borrow |
| 本 | ほん | book |
| 図書館 | としょかん | library |
| 静か | しずか | quiet |
| 返却する | へんきゃくする | to return (something) |
🗣️ Useful Phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| この本を探しています。 | I’m looking for this book. |
| どこにありますか？ | Where is it? |
| 間違えました！ | I made a mistake! |
| 借りてもいいですか？ | May I borrow this? |
| 静かにしてください。 | Please be quiet. |
💡 Grammar Focus
| Grammar Point | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜ています (progressive action) | 探しています (searching) | |
| 〜てもいい (permission) | 借りてもいいですか？ (Can I borrow?) | |
| 〜ながら (while doing) | 本を探しながら歩く (Walking while searching for books) |
📖 Dialogue
[Scene: Hana and Yuki enter a large, peaceful library with huge shelves.]
Hana:
静かだね〜。何を探すの？
(It’s so quiet! What are you looking for?)
Yuki (whispering):
この推理小説…面白そう！
(This mystery novel… it looks interesting!)
[They tiptoe through the aisles.]
Hana:
あった？
(Did you find it?)
Yuki:
うーん、違う本ばかり…。
(Hmm, only wrong books…)
[Suddenly Yuki picks up a thick book and carries it carefully to the desk.]
Clerk (quietly):
ご利用ですか？
(Are you borrowing this?)
Yuki:
はい、お願いします！
[Later, at a reading table.]
Yuki (opening book):
あれ…これ、料理本！？
(Huh… this is a cookbook!?)
Hana (laughing):
推理小説じゃないじゃん！
(That’s not a mystery novel!)
Yuki (panicking, whispering):
間違えました！！すみません！！
(I made a mistake!! Sorry!!)
[They quietly rush back to return it.]
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😂 Ending Twist
[After finding the correct mystery novel, they sit down again. Hana opens her own book excitedly.]
Hana:
これこそ！待ってた本！
(This is it! The book I’ve been waiting for!)
[Suddenly, a librarian comes over and speaks very softly.]
Librarian:
それ、館内閲覧専用です。借りられません。
(That’s for in-library use only. You can’t borrow it.)
Hana and Yuki (in unison, whispering):
またーーー！？
(Again!?)