How to Talk About Your Parents and Siblings - Vocabulary and Review

Review the vocabulary that is useful when talking about your parents and siblings

Lesson Transcript

Let's review the key vocabulary.

あね, "my older sister." あ-ね. あね.

おとうと, "my younger brother," お-と-う-と. おとうと.

Note: these words are part of the set of words that one only uses when speaking about one's own family members with others.

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say, "yes"?

はい。

And how to say "me? "

わたし.

Do you remember how to say "and"?

と.

And the word for "my younger sister"?

いもうと.

Do you remember the word for "my mother"?

はは.

And the word for "my father"?

ちち.

Do you remember how Ben says,

"This is my father, mother, younger sister and me."

ちちとははといもうととわたしです。

Do you remember how to say "family"?

かぞく.

And how Hana addresses Ben,

ベンくん.

Do you remember how to say, "Ben's family?

ベンくんのかぞく.

And do you remember how Hana asks,

"Is this your family?"

ベンくんのかぞくですか。

Do you remember the word for "my younger brother"?

おとうと.

And the word for "my older sister?"

あね.

Do you remember the word for "my older brother?"

あに.

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