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N5Lesson 4

My Family

๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžEnglishNotes
๐Ÿ”Šใ‹ใžใ
familykazoku
๐Ÿ”Šใกใก
father (my own)chichi
๐Ÿ”Šใฏใฏ
mother (my own)haha
๐Ÿ”ŠใŠใจใ†ใ•ใ‚“
father (someone else's)otousan
๐Ÿ”ŠใŠใ‹ใ‚ใ•ใ‚“
mother (someone else's)okaasan
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚ใซ
older brother (my own)ani
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚ใญ
older sister (my own)ane
๐Ÿ”ŠใŠใซใ„ใ•ใ‚“
older brother (respectful)oniisan
๐Ÿ”ŠใŠใญใˆใ•ใ‚“
older sister (respectful)oneesan
๐Ÿ”Šใ„ใ‚‚ใ†ใจ
younger sisterimouto
๐Ÿ”ŠใŠใจใ†ใจ
younger brotherotouto
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚“
parentsryoushin
๐Ÿ”Šใจใ‚‚ใ ใก
friendtomodachi

๐Ÿ“ Grammar

N ใฎ N

Possession with ใฎ

The particle ใฎ links two nouns. N1 ใฎ N2 means 'N2 of N1'.

Patterns
ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใ‹ใžใ
my family
ใŸใชใ‹ใ•ใ‚“ ใฎ ใŠใจใ†ใ•ใ‚“
Tanaka's father
Examples
๐Ÿ”Š

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใ‚ใซ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Kore wa watashi no ani desu.

This is my older brother.

ใ„ใพใ™ (for people & animals)

ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผใ„ใ‚‹ (existence)

Use ใ„ใพใ™ for living beings. Use the structure: PLACE ใซ PERSON ใŒ ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Patterns
ใ†ใก ใซ ใ„ใ‚‚ใ†ใจ ใŒ ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
There is my younger sister at home.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogues

Introducing family

๐Ÿ”Š
A:ใ“ใกใ‚‰ ใฏ ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใ‹ใžใ ใงใ™ใ€‚
Kochira wa watashi no kazoku desu.
This is my family.
๐Ÿ”Š
B:ใŠใซใ„ใ•ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Oniisan desu ka?
Is that your older brother?
๐Ÿ”Š
A:ใฏใ„ใ€ใ‚ใซ ใงใ™ใ€‚
Hai, ani desu.
Yes, heโ€™s my older brother.

๐Ÿ“– My family

๐Ÿ”Š

ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใ‹ใžใ ใฏ ๏ผ”ใซใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใกใก ใจ ใฏใฏ ใจ ใ‚ใญ ใจ ใ‚ใŸใ— ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ„ใ‚‚ใ†ใจ ใฏ ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

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 donโ€™t have a younger sister.

โœ๏ธ Exercices

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in with ใฎ or ใ„ใพใ™.

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใ‚ใŸใ— ___ ใ‹ใžใ ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ„ใˆ ใซ ใกใก ใŒ ___ใ€‚

Translation Exercise

Translate:

EN: My mother is at home.

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ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž: ใฏใฏ ใฏ ใ„ใˆ ใซ ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

EN: Tanaka's father

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ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž: ใŸใชใ‹ใ•ใ‚“ ใฎ ใŠใจใ†ใ•ใ‚“