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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:
My Family (나의 가족)
소후- 할아버지 sofu - grandfather
소보 - 할머니 sobo - grandmother
치치 - 아버지 chichi - father
하하 - 엄마 haha - mother
아니 - 형/오빠 ani - older brother
아네 - 누다/언니 ane - older sister
오토-토 - 남동생 otouto - younger brother
이모-토 - 여동생 imouto - younger sister
무스코 - 아들 musuko - son
무스메 - 딸 musume - daughter
료-신 - 부모 ryoushin - parents
코도모 - 아이 kodomo - children
카조쿠 - 가족 kazoku - family
슈진 - 남편 shujin - husband
かない [카나이 家内] / つま [츠마 妻] (부인) kanai /tsuma - wife
Another's Family (남의 가족)
오지-상 - 할아버지 ojiisan - grandfather
오카-상 - 할머니 obaasan - grandmother
오토-상 - 아버지 otousan - father
오카-상 - 어머니 okaasan - mother
오니-상 - 형 / 오빠 oniisan - older brother
오네-상 - 누나/언니 oneesan - older sister
오토-토상 - 남동생 otoutosan - younger brother
이모-토상 - 여동생 imoutosan - younger sister
무스코상 - 아들 musukosan - son
무스메상 - 딸 musumesan - daughter
고료신 - 부모 goryoushin - parents
코도모상 - 아이 kodomosan - children
고카조쿠 - 가족 gokazoku - parents
고슈진 - 남편 goshujin - husband
옼상(오쿠상) - 부인 okusan - wife
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