2.1.3 About My Immediate Family

• list members of their own family

Lesson
Overview

このしゃしん、だれですか？
Kono shashin, dare desu ka?

わたしのかぞくです。
ははとちちときょうだい
です。
Watashi no kazoku desu.
Haha to chichi to kyoudai desu.

ノート

だれ　dare : who
だれですか？
dare desu ka?
Who are you? / Who is it? / Who are they? / Who?

​Observe the conversation above. What do you think is happening? Share your opinion in the Zoom chat or raise your hand to be unmuted.

Describing Family Members

りょうしん　ryoushin
parents

Example:
わたし の かぞく は はは と ちち と あね と あに です
Watashi no kazoku wa haha to chichi to ane to ani desu
My family (includes) my mom, dad, older brother, and older sister.

ちち　chichi
my father

はは　haha
my mother

きょうだい　kyoudai
my siblings

あね　ane
my elder sister

あに　ani
my elder brother

わたし　watashi
I/me

おとうと　otouto
my younger brother

いもうと　imouto
my younger sister

わたしのかぞくはOO
とOOとOOです
Watashi no kazoku wa ..... to ..... to..... desu

​My family (includes) .... and ....
and .....

In this sentence, particle と (to) is used as a listing particle. It means “and” when connecting nouns. So:

haha to chichi = mother and father

chichi to ane = father and older sister

and so on.

When listing multiple nouns (especially people or things), use this pattern:

​Noun1 と (to) + Noun2 と (to) + Noun3 と (to) + .... + です。

Match

Match the following

• My Parents

• My mother

• My father

• My sibilings

• Me

りょうしん

ryoushin

はは

haha

ちち

chichi

きょうだい

kyoudai

わたし

watashi

• りょうしん

  ryoushin

• はは

  haha

• ちち

  chichi

• きょうだい

  kyoudai

• わたし

  watashi

Match

Match the following

• Elder sister

• Elder brother

• Younger brother

• Younger sister

あね

ane

あに

ani

おとうと

otouto

いもうと

imouto

• あね

  ane

• あに

  ani

• おとうと

  otouto

• いもうと

  imouto

読解　どっかい　Reading

こんにちは、わたし は やまだ さゆり です。
Konnichiwa, watashi wa Yamada Sayuri desu.

わたし の かぞく は りょうしん と きょうだい です。
Watashi no kazoku wa ryoushin to kyoudai desu.

わたし と はは と ちち と あね と あに と おとうと です。
Watashi to haha to chichi to ane to ani to otouto desu.

わたし の かぞく です
watashi no kazoku desu

Match

Press play to listen to the conversation between four teens introducing their families and match the family portraits to the name of the teens.

Haruki (はるき)

Akito (あきと)

Yuuko (ゆうこ)

Kiyoshi (きよし)

• Haruki (はるき)

• Akito (あきと)

• Yuuko (ゆうこ)

• Kiyoshi (きよし)

Open Ended

Create sentences in Japanese using the grammar pattern you just learned today to share about your family members!

If you use a grammar pattern outside of today's lesson, you will need to retake the lesson in Edio instead of Quizizz lesson.

Audio Response

After you have created your sentences about your family using the grammar pattern you learned today, please read and record your voice reading the sentences aloud. This will help us check your pronunciation.

Open Audio Recorder

Poll

Choose the option that best reflects your thoughts about today's lesson!

• "Loved it! I’m excited to use Japanese with my family!" 🎉

• Great lesson! My sentences are looking good!" 👍

• "It was okay, but I need a bit more practice." 🤔

• "I’m confused. Can we review it again?" 🔄