M03 · Family
Goal: learn 11 words and phrases about family.
Before you start
This level assumes you know hiragana and katakana. Words you already met there are marked and do not count as new.
This lesson assumes what you saw in the earlier ones. If something feels shaky, go back to it:
What you learn
For your own family you use short words (ちち, はは); for someone else's family, or when calling your parents, the forms with さん (おとうさん, おかあさん).
Words
You practise them in kana; underneath you can see how they are usually written.
- かぞくkazokufamilyUsually written 家族
- ちちchichi(my) fatherUsually written 父
- ははhaha(my) motherUsually written 母
- あにani(my) older brotherUsually written 兄
- あねane(my) older sisterUsually written 姉
- おとうとotoutoyounger brotherUsually written 弟
- いもうとimoutoyounger sisterUsually written 妹
- おとうさんotousanfather (someone else's, or addressing him)Usually written お父さん
- おかあさんokaasanmother (someone else's, or addressing her)Usually written お母さん
- You know it · H15おじいさんojiisangrandfather
- You know it · H15おばあさんobaasangrandmother
Practice
Two rounds: first you read each word and type its romaji, then you pick what it means. No romaji on screen.
Reading in context
A short text written only with the kana and grammar you already know. Read it and answer.
The caption of a family photo:
ちち、はは、あね、わたし
chichi, haha, ane, watashi
Who is in the photo?
Translation
My father, my mother, my older sister, me.