Please view previous lessons for additional vocabulary and grammar.

In this lesson you will learn how to say the members of your family and another person's family. In Japanese there is a distinction between the two.

Vocabulary:

Your Family
sofu - grandfather
sobo - grandmother
chichi - father
haha - mother
ani - older brother
ane - older sister
otouto - younger brother
imouto - younger sister
musuko - son
musume - daughter
ryoushin - parents
kodomo - children
kazoku - family
shujin - husband
kanai/tsuma - wife

Another's Family
ojiisan - grandfather
obaasan - grandmother
otousan - father
okaasan - mother
oniisan - older brother
oneesan - older sister
otoutosan - younger brother
imoutosan - younger sister
musukosan - son
musumesan - daughter
goryoushin - parents
kodomosan - children
gokazoku - parents
goshujin - husband
okusan - wife

1. Introduction to Japanese
2. Counting Numbers 1 - 100
3. Days of the Week and Days of the Month
4. Going to a Destination
5. 4 Verbs (Nomimasu, Tabemasu, Mimasu, Kikimasu)
6. To do (verb)
7. To Give & To Receive
8. Family Members
9. Telling Time
10. Particles
11. Interrogatives and Counters
12. Interrogatives
13. Locations
14. To like, To understand, To be good at
15. Adjectives
16. Invitations
17. Te-form conjugation
18. Te-form: Sentence Connection
19. Te-form: Te Kudasai
20. Te-form: Te mo ii desu ka
21. Te-Imasu
22. Nai-Form
23. Nai-de Kudasai
24. Nakereba Narimasen

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