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Please view previous lessons for additional vocabulary and grammar.
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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