Family – Family – Kazoku – Kazoku – かぞかぞ

くく

My Family or Yours?My Family or Yours?• In Japanese there are two ways to say the

different family members. It depends on if you are talking about your family, someone else's or speaking formally.

• There are also different ways to say brother and sister depending on if they are older or younger than you.

FatherFatherTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

otousanお父さん

chichi父

MotherMotherTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

okaasanお母さん

haha母

Older BrotherOlder BrotherTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

oniisanおにいさん

aniあに

Younger BrotherYounger BrotherTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

otoutosanおとうとさん

otoutoおとうと

Older SisterOlder SisterTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

oneesanおねえさん

aneあね

Younger SisterYounger SisterTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

imoutosanいもうとさん

imoutoいもうと

GrandfGrandfatheratherTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

ojiisanおじいさん

sofuそふ

GrandmotherGrandmotherTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

obaasanおばあさん

soboそぼ

UncleUncleTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

ojisanおじさん

ojiおじ

AuntAuntTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

obasanおばさん

obaおば

HusbandHusbandTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

goshujinごしゅじん

shujinしゅじん

WifeWifeTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

okusanおくさん

tsumaつうま

SonSonTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

musukosanむすこさん

musukoむすこ

DaughterDaughterTalking about Your Family Someone else’s / formal

ojousanおじょうさん

musumeむすめ

Useful WordsUseful WordsEnglish Romaji HiraganaFamily kazoku かぞくYour Family gokazoku ごかぞくParents ryoushin りょうしんSibling kyoudai きょうだいChild kodomo こどもCousin itoko いとこRelatives shinseki しんせきNiece meisan めいさんNephew oisan おいさんTwins futago ふたご

Useful ExpressionsUseful ExpressionsEnglish Romaji HiraganaDo you have brothers and sisters?

kyoudai ga imasu ka.

きょうだいが いますか。

How many people are in your family?

gokazoku wa nan nin desu ka.

ごかぞく は何人　ですか。

4 people yo*nin desu.

四人 です。*4 people is yonin not yonnin – there are a few more changes you’ll learn next lesson