๐ Vocabulary
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
๐ใใใ | family | kazoku |
๐ใกใก | father (my own) | chichi |
๐ใฏใฏ | mother (my own) | haha |
๐ใใจใใใ | father (someone else's) | otousan |
๐ใใใใใ | mother (someone else's) | okaasan |
๐ใใซ | older brother (my own) | ani |
๐ใใญ | older sister (my own) | ane |
๐ใใซใใใ | older brother (respectful) | oniisan |
๐ใใญใใใ | older sister (respectful) | oneesan |
๐ใใใใจ | younger sister | imouto |
๐ใใจใใจ | younger brother | otouto |
๐ใใใใใ | parents | ryoushin |
๐ใจใใ ใก | friend | tomodachi |
๐ Grammar
N ใฎ N
Possession with ใฎ
The particle ใฎ links two nouns. N1 ใฎ N2 means 'N2 of N1'.
Patterns
Examples
ใใใฏ ใใใ ใฎ ใใซ ใงใใ
Kore wa watashi no ani desu.
This is my older brother.
ใใพใ (for people & animals)
ใใ๏ผใใ (existence)
Use ใใพใ for living beings. Use the structure: PLACE ใซ PERSON ใ ใใพใใ
Patterns
๐ฌ Dialogues
Introducing family
๐ My family
ใใใ ใฎ ใใใ ใฏ ๏ผใซใ ใงใใใกใก ใจ ใฏใฏ ใจ ใใญ ใจ ใใใ ใงใใใใใใจ ใฏ ใใพใใใ
Watashi no kazoku wa yonin desu. Chichi to haha to ane to watashi desu. Imouto wa imasen.
There are four people in my family: my father, mother, older sister, and me. I donโt have a younger sister.
โ๏ธ Exercices
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in with ใฎ or ใใพใ.
ใใใฏ ใใใ ___ ใใใ ใงใใ
ใใ ใซ ใกใก ใ ___ใ
Translation Exercise
Translate:
EN: My mother is at home.
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ๆฅๆฌ่ช: ใฏใฏ ใฏ ใใ ใซ ใใพใใ
EN: Tanaka's father
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ๆฅๆฌ่ช: ใใชใใใ ใฎ ใใจใใใ