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Question 1

my father

Answer 1

chichi

Question 2

my mother

Answer 2

haha

Question 3

my older brother

Answer 3

ani

Question 4

my older sister

Answer 4

ane

Question 5

my younger brother

Answer 5

otooto

Question 6

my younger sister

Answer 6

imooto

Question 7

family

Answer 7

kazoku

Question 8

sibling(s)

Answer 8

kyoodai

Question 9

name

Answer 9

namae

Question 10

who?

Answer 10

dare?

Question 11

Counting people

Answer 11

HITORI, FUTARI, sannin, YONIN, gonin, rokunin, NANANIN or SHICHININ, hachinin, KYUUNIN, juunin. Juuichinin(11). Nannin? (How many people?)

Question 12

Counting ages

Answer 12

ISSAI, nisai, sansai, YONSAI, gosai, rokusai, NANASAI, HASSAI, KYUUSAI, JUSSAI. Juuissai (11), hatachi (20). Nansai?/(O)ikutsu? (What is your age?/How old are you?)

Question 13

Do NOT use “shinin” for four people.

Answer 13

“Shinin” means “a dead person”.

Question 14

Do NOT use “kusai” for nine-years-old.

Answer 14

“Kusai” means “is smelly”.

Question 15

Is that so? (Used very often by a listener as a response to new information he/she receives, ofeten used as one nods.)

Answer 15

Soo desu ka?

Question 16

Is that true?/Really?

Answer 16

Hontoo desu ka?

Question 17

A possessive and descriptive particle.

Answer 17

no (E.g., watashi no hon (my book), Nihongo no hon (Japanese language book)

Question 18

• Who?

Answer 18

• Donata? (a polite form of “dare”)

Question 19

• a pet

Answer 19

• petto

Question 20

• dog

Answer 20

• inu

Question 21

• cat

Answer 21

• neko

Question 22

• step– (e.g., stepfather)

Answer 22

• giri no – (e.g., giri no chichi)

Question 23

• older (of two) –

Answer 23

• ue no –

Question 24

• younger (of two) –

Answer 24

• shita no –

Question 25

• my grandfather

Answer 25

• sofu

Question 26

• my grandmother

Answer 26

• sobo

Question 27

Look at the Grammar on page 54.

Answer 27

Study!

Question 28

This is my family’s photo.

Answer 28

Kore wa watashi no kazoku no shashin desu.

Question 29

My older borther’s name is Mike.

Answer 29

Ani no namae wa Maiku desu.

Question 30

My stepmother is 40-years-old.

Answer 30

Giri no haha wa yonjussai desu.