Family
Japanese uses different words for your own family and for other people's: is your mother, is someone else's. Get these right and you can talk about your family, and ask about theirs, at the school gate or with the neighbours. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 family words
Each card shows the word, which side it's for, and a sentence you'd say or hear. Several reuse words from Everyday Japanese 1 and 2.
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Your family and theirs
Use the plain word for your own family when you talk to other people. Use the polite word for someone else's family, and when you call your own parents or older brothers and sisters.
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- Calling your family. At home you call older family by the polite word: , . Younger ones you call by name.
- ちゃん is warmer. おばあちゃん and are what families say. おばあさん is more neutral.
- Casual talk. With friends, many people say うちの + the word: , .
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.