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ojama shi-masu
hi! (entering someone's house)
shōkai suru
to introduce
watashi no kazoku o shōkai shi-masu
let me introduce my family
haha
my mum
haha no risa desu
this is my mum, Risa
okaasan
(someone else's) mother
okāsan wa bijin desu ne
your mother is very pretty
tadaima
I'm home!
okaeri
welcome home!
chichi
my dad
jiman
a boast; a pride
watashi no jiman no chichi desu
I am proud of my dad
otousan
father (respectful)
otōsan ni sokkuri desu ne
you look exactly like your father, you know?
desho?
I know, right? (casual)
omou
to think; to feel
watashi mo sō omoi-masu
I think so too
oyako
a parent and their child
yappari oyako desu ne
Like father, like son
kyōdai
siblings
kyōdai wa i-masu ka?
do you have siblings?
kyōdai wa i-masen
I don't have siblings
hitorikko desu
I'm an only child
ane
my older sister
watashi niwa ane ga futari imasu
I have two elder sisters
onēsan
elder sister (respectful); a young lady
kenka suru
to quarrel; to argue
kenka bakkari shi-te i-masu
all we do is argue
anime bakkari mi-te i-masu
all I watch is anime
ani
my elder brother
onīsan
elder brother (respectful); a young man
toriau
to fight over
itsumo
always
itsumo rimokon no toriai ni nari-masu
we always end up fighting over the remote control
wakarū!
I can totally relate to that! (casual)
zurui!
it's not fair! (casual); dishonest
otouto
my little brother
otōto san wa donna hito desu ka?
what kind of person is your little brother?
hitomishiri
a shy person
oshaberi na
chatty
igaito oshaberi desu yo
(he) is surprisingly chatty, you know?
imouto
my little sister
toku ni
especially
naka ga ī
get along very well
watashi wa toku ni imōto to nakaga ī desu
I get along especially well with my younger sister
tsuma
my wife
oku san
wife (respectful)
danna san
husband (respectful)
sekai
the world
danna no ryōri wa sekai ichi desu
my husband's cooking is the best in the world
ittekimasu
bye (when leaving home)
itterasshai
bye (to the person leaving home)
shitsurē na
rude
shitsurē desu kedo...
I know it's rude, but ...
ikutsu?
how many?
o ikutsu desu ka?
how old are you? (respectful)
himitsu
secret
sai
years old
sanjussai desu
I'm thirty years old
mieru
to be able to see
ē, mienai desu ne
you don't look it!
oseji
flattery; fake compliments
jōzu na
good at
heta na
bad at
oseji ga jōzu desu ne
you flatter me!
ojiīchan
grandpa
obāchan
grandma
rabu rabu na
lovey-dovey
ima demo rabu rabu desu
they are still deeply in love with each other
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