| Term | Definition |
|---|
| CHICHI | my father |
| HAHA | my mother |
| ANI | my older brother |
| ANE | my older sister |
| OTOOTO | my younger brother |
| IMOOTO | my younger sister |
| KAZOKU | family |
| KYOODAI | sibling(s) |
| NAMAE | name |
| DARE | who? |
| SOO DESU KA. | Is that so? |
| HONTOO DESU KA. | Is that true? / Really? |
| NO | A possessive and descriptive particle. |
| DONATA | who? (polite form of DARE) |
| PETTO | a pet |
| GIRI NO__ | step__ (family) |
| UE NO__ | older (of two)__ |
| SHITA NO__ | younger (of two)__ |
| INU | dog |
| NEKO | cat |
| KORE WA WATASHI NO KAZOKU NO SHASHIN DESU | This is my family's photo. |
| ANI NO NAMAE WA MAIKU DESU | My older brother's name is Mike. |
| GIRI NO HAHA WA YONJUS-SAI DESU | My stepmother is 40 years old. |
| OTOOIMOOTOSANSAN | (someone's) father |
| OKAASAN | (someone's) mother |
| OJIISAN | grandfather, elderly man |
| OBAASAN | grandmother, elderly woman |
| ONIISAN | (someone's) older brother |
| ONEESAN | (someone's) older sister |
| OTOOTOSAN | (someone's) younger brother |
| IMOOTOSAN | (someone's) younger sister |
| JON-SAN TO EMI-SAN | Jon and Emi |
| GOKAZOKU | (someone's) family |
| ONAMAE | (someone's) name |
| SOSHITE | and (used only at beginning of a sentence) |
| OJISAN | uncle |
| OBASAN | aunt |
| ITOKO | cousin |
| BEN-SAN TO EMI-SAN WA OYASAMI DESU. | Ben and Emi are absent. |
| KAZOKU WA CHICHI TO HAHA TO WATASHI DESU. | My family is my father, my mother, and me. |
| __ WA? | How about__? |
| ANATA WA. | How about you? |
| ONAMAE WA. | What is your/his/her name? |
| ONEESAN WA. | How about your older sister? |
| SHUKUDAI WA. | How about (your) homework? |
| KORE WA. | How about this? |
| CHICHI WA YONJUUSAN-SAI DESU. SOSHITE< HAHA WA SANJUU-HAS-SAI DESU. | My father is 43. AND my mother is 38 years old. |
| ANE NO NAMAE WA MAYUMI DESU. | My older sister's name is Mayumi. And she is 18 years old. |
| GAKKOO | school |
| SEITO | elementary, intermediate, or high school student |
| GAKUSEI | student |
| CHUUGAKU | intermediate school |
| CHUUGAKUSEI | intermediate student |
| KOOKOO | high school |
| KOOKOOSEI | high school student |
| CHUUGAKU ICHINENSEI | 7th grader |
| CHUUGAKU NINENSEI | 8th grader |
| CHUUGAKU SANNENSEI | freshman, 9th grader |
| KOOKOO ICHINENSEI | sophomore, 10th grader |
| KOOKOO NINENSEI | junior, 11th grader |
| KOOKOO SANNENSEI | senior, 12th grader |
| NANNENSEI? | what grade? |
| DAIGAKU | college, university |
| DAIGAKUSEI | college student |
| SHOOGAKKOO | elementary school |
| SHOOGAKUSEI | elementary school student |
| YOOCHIEN | kindergarten |
| HOIKUEN | preschool |
| WATASHI WA KOOKOOSEI DEWA ARIMASEN. | I am not a high school student. |
| DOKO | where |
| KOCHIRA | this one |
| NIHON | Japan |
| NIHON-JIN | Japanese citizen |
| NANI-JIN? | what nationality? |
| CHUUGOKU | China |
| KANKOKU | Korea |
| DOITSU | Germany |
| KANKOKU-JIN | Korean citizen |
| DOITSU-JIN | German citizen |
| ICHI-GATSU | January |
| SHI-GATSU | April |
| SHICHI-GATSU | July |
| KU-GATSU | September |
| JUUICHI-GATSU | December |
| NAN-GATSU? | what month? |
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