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Question 1

(someone’s) father

Answer 1

otoosan

Question 2

(someone’s) mother

Answer 2

okaasan

Question 3

grandfather, elderly man

Answer 3

ojiisan

Question 4

grandmother, elderly woman

Answer 4

obaasan

Question 5

(someone’s) older brother

Answer 5

oniisan

Question 6

(someone’s) older sister

Answer 6

oneesan

Question 7

(someone’s) younger brother

Answer 7

otootosan

Question 8

(someone’s) younger sister

Answer 8

imootosan

Question 9

Jared and Julia

Answer 9

Jared to Julia

Question 10

James and Margaret

Answer 10

James to Margaret

Question 11

Jama and Lenny

Answer 11

Jama to Lenny

Question 12

(someone’s) family

Answer 12

go kazoku (“go” and “o” are polite prefixes for nouns.)

Question 13

(someone’s) name

Answer 13

o namae (“go” and “o” are polite prefixes for nouns.)

Question 14

And {Used only at the beginning of a sentence.)

Answer 14

Soshite

Question 15

• uncle

Answer 15

• ojisan

Question 16

• aunt

Answer 16

• obasan

Question 17

• cousin

Answer 17

• itoko

Question 18

See Grammar on page 58

Answer 18

Study!

Question 19

“to” conjoins two or more nouns. It is translated as “and”. “To” cannot ever be used to conjoin anything but nouns.

Answer 19

“to”

Question 20

Ben and Jill are absent.

Answer 20

Bensan to Jillsan wa oyasumi desu.

Question 21

Kirk is absent.

Answer 21

Kirksan wa oyasumi desu.

Question 22

Harry and Barbara are absent.

Answer 22

Harrysan to Barbarasan wa oyasumi desu.

Question 23

My family is my father, my mother, and me.

Answer 23

Kazoku wa chichi to haha to watashi desu.

Question 24

How about –?

Answer 24

– wa?

Question 25

How about you?

Answer 25

Anata wa?

Question 26

How about Kevin?

Answer 26

Kevinsan wa?

Question 27

How about Michael?

Answer 27

Michaelsan wa?

Question 28

How about dad?

Answer 28

Chichi wa?

Question 29

What is your/his/her name?

Answer 29

Onamae wa?

Question 30

How about your older sister?

Answer 30

Oneesan wa?

Question 31

How about (your) homework?

Answer 31

Shukudai wa?

Question 32

How about this?

Answer 32

Kore wa?

Question 33

And (This form of and is used only at the beginning of a sentence.)

Answer 33

Soshite, . . . .

Question 34

My father is 43. And my mother is 38-years-old.

Answer 34

Chichi wa younjuusansai desu. Soshite, haha wa sanjuu hassai desu.

Question 35

My older sister’s name is Mayumi. And she is 18-years-old.

Answer 35

Ane no namae wa Mayumi desu. Soshite, juuhassai desu.