2.1.5 What About Your Family?

• ask about someone else's immediate family

Lesson
Overview

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MY FAMILY MEMBERS

Labelling

Drag the word of my family member and drop it on the image that matches the meaning of the word.

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Imouto

Ani

Otouto

Ane

Chichi

Haha

Did you know?

In English:

You use possessive words like "my," "your," "his," "her," and "their" to show whose family you’re talking about.

Example:
"My sister 👧," "Her brother 👦," "Your mom 👩."

In Japanese:
Japanese is a bit more detailed! You use different words depending on whether you're talking about your own family or someone else's.
Example:
My mother　　　　→　はは haha
Your mother　　　 →　おかあさん okaasan
His/her mother　　→　OOさん の おかあさん　(person name)-san no okaasan

🧭 Quick Rule of Thumb:

When talk to someone about MY OWN FAMILY:
はは haha、ちち chichi、あね ane、あに ani、いもうと imouto、おとうと otouto
Example:
あねといもうとがいます。Ane to imouto ga imasu.
I have older sister and younger sister.

When talk about SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY:
おかあさん okaasan、おとうさん otousan、おにいさん oniisan、おねえさん oneesan、
いもうとさん imoutosan、おとうとさん otoutosan
Example:
このひとはゆきさんのおねえさんですか。Kono hito wa Yuki-san no oneesan desu ka.
Is this person your older sister, Yuki?

When talking DIRECTLY TO MY FAMILY:
おかあさん okaasan、おとうさん otousan、おにいさん oniisan、おねえさん oneesan、
いもうとさん imoutosan、おとうとさん otoutosan
Example:
おねえさん、いまなんじですか。Oneesan, ima nanji desu ka?
Sis (older sister), what time is it now?

Do you have ....?

ベンさん
Ben-san

おにいさん
Oniisan

おねえさん
Oneesan

おとうさん
Otousan

おかあさん
Okaasan

おとうとさん
Otoutosan

いもうとさん
Imoutosan

ベンさん
Ben-san

ベンさん、
(family member)が
いますか？
Ben-san, ...... ga imasu ka?
Ben, do you have ....?

はい、(family member)が
います。
Hai, .... ga imasu / Yes, I have ....

*negative of います imasu is
いません imasen (don't have)

A: Bさん、おねえさんがいますか。B-san, oneesan ga imasu ka?
　 B, do you have an older sister?

B: いいえ、あねがいません。Iie, ane ga imasen.
　 No, I don't have an older sister.

Verb います (imasu) is used to indicate the presence of animate objects, such as people and animals. In English, it can be translated as "(I/you/they) have ....." or "There is/are .....".

In .....'s family, there are ..... and ....

​Remember:
The vocabulary for someone else's family and our own family is different in Japanese!

Example :

ベンさんのごかぞくにベンさんとごりょうしんがいます。
ベンさんはおねえさんがいません。
Ben-san no gokazoku ni Ben-san to goryoushin ga imasu.
Ben-san wa oneesan ga imasen.

In Ben-san's family, there are Ben-san and his parents.
Ben-san doesn't have an older sister.

In the previous lessons, you have learned about the function of particle に (ni) as a location or direction marker. In this lesson, you will see and use particle に (ni) to show the context in which something exists.

Look at the sentence above. it shows that "さとうさんのごかぞく" (Sato-san's family) is the place or context where "さとうさん" (Sato-san) and "おねえさん" (older sister) are present. So, the sentence translates to "In Sato-san's family, there are Sato-san and his older sister."

​(Person's name)さんのごかぞくに (Family member)と (Family member)がいます

.....-san no gazoku ni ..... to .... ga imasu

どっかい　READING

​Title：わたし の かぞく watashi no kazoku

はじめまして、やまだゆうじです。
Hajimemashite, Yamada Yuuji desu
にほんからきました。
Nihon kara kimashita
かぞくにははとちちといもうとがいます。
Kazoku ni haha to chichi to imouto ga imasu.
わたしといもうとはアニメがすきです。
Watashi to imouto wa anime ga suki desu.

​Title：ゆうじさん の ごかぞく
Yuuji-san no Gokazoku


ゆうじさんはわたしのともだちです。
Yuuji-san wa watashi no tomodachi desu.
ゆうじさんはにほんからきました。
Yuuji-san wa Nihon kara kimashita
ゆうじさんのごかぞくにおかあさんとおとうさんと
いもうとさんがいます。
Yuuji-san no gokazoku ni okaasan to otousan to imoutosan ga imasu.
ゆうじさんといもうとさんはアニメがすきです。
Yuuji-san to imoutosan wa anime ga suki desu.

​Discuss with in the chatbox how the family vocabulary changes when talking about your own family versus someone else’s family. You also can rise your hand and unmute yourself.

会話　かいわ　Conversation

けんじ　(Kenji)：さやさん、おねえさんがいますか
　　　　　　　　Saya-san, oneesan ga imasu ka?

さや　　(Saya)：はい、あね がいます。
　　　　　　　　Hai, ane ga imasu.

けんじ　(Kenji)：おねえさんのおなまえはなんですか？
　　　　　　　　Oneesan no onamae wa nan desu ka?

さや　　(Saya)：あねはまゆみです。けんじさんはきょうだいがいますか？
　　　　　　　　Ane wa mayumi desu. Kenji-san wa kyoudai ga imasu ka?

けんじ　(Kenji)：はい、います。おとうとといもうとがいます。
　　　　　　　　Hai, imasu. Otouto to imouto ga imasu.

さや　　(Saya)：おとうとさんといもうとさんはなにをするのがすきですか？
　　　　　　　　Otoutosan to imoutosan wa nani wo suru no ga suki desu ka?

けんじ　(Kenji)：おとうとといもうとはテレビをみるのがすきです。
　　　　　　　　Otouto to imouto wa terebi wo miru no ga suki desu.

Match

Match the following

• Someone Else's Parents

• Someone Else's mother

• Someone Else's father

• Someone Else's Older Sister

• Someone Else's Older Brother

ごりょうしん

goryoushin

おかあさん

okaasan

おとうさん

otousan

おねえさん

oneesan

おにいさん

oniisan

• ごりょうしん

  goryoushin

• おかあさん

  okaasan

• おとうさん

  otousan

• おねえさん

  oneesan

• おにいさん

  oniisan

Categorize

Options (16)

Otousan

Okaasan

Gokazoku

Imoutosan

Otoutosan

Oneesan

Oniisan

Goryoushin

Haha

Chichi

Ane

Ani

Imouto

Otouto

Ryoushin

Kazoku

Drag the family member vocabulary to the correct category.

Someone Else's Family

My Own Family

Open Ended

Imagine that you have a friend called Ren (れん).

Based on the information about Ren's (れん) family below, tell about their family.

Also, include one activity that Ren's (れん) siblings like to do or the name of each of his family.

In Ren's (れん) family, there are his parents, older brother, and younger sister.

You can start with: Ren-san no gokazoku ni .........

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?" 🔄