語 · term
〜はじめる
to begin to ~
N5ReadingListening2 questions
例文 · Example sentences
雨が ふりはじめました。
Ame ga furihajimemashita.
It started to rain.
では、いただきます。
Dewa, itadakimasu.
Well then, let us eat.
問題 · Practise 〜はじめる — 2 questions
この 人は なぜ かさを 買いましたか。
When I left home this morning it wasn't raining. But it started before I reached the office. I didn't have an umbrella, so I bought one at the shop in front of the station.
Q: Why did this person buy an umbrella? — Because they didn't have one.
ごはんを 食べはじめます。何と 言いますか。
You are about to start eating. What do you say? — いただきます.
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