Family

Question 1

How old is your child?

Answer 1

お子さんはおいくつですか？

Question 2

My brother’s husband is Canadian

Answer 2

兄の夫はカナダ人です

ani no otto wa kanada jin desu

Question 3

This is my husband, John

Answer 3

こちらが夫のジョンです

Kochira ga otto no john desu

(kochira = polite way to say ‘this is’)

Question 4

This is my wife, Sakura

Answer 4

こちらが妻のさくらです

Kochira ga tsuma no sakura desu

Question 5

What is your husband’s name?

Answer 5

あなたのご主人の名前は何ですか

anata no goshujin no nami wa nan des ka?

Question 6

Your husband

Answer 6

御主人

Goshujin

Question 7

Your wife

Answer 7

Oksan

Question 8

Is Ms. Honda at home?

Answer 8

本田さんはご在宅ですか?

Honda san wa gozaitaku des ka?

Question 9

What is your wife’s name?

Answer 9

あなたの奥さんの名前は何ですか

Anata no oksan no nami wa nan des ka?

Question 10

How old are your children?

Answer 10

お子さんたちはおいくつですか

Okosan tachi wa oikutsu desu ka?

Question 11

My regards to your wife

Answer 11

奥さんによろしく

Okosan ni yorushiku

Question 12

Is your husband at home?

Answer 12

ご主人はご在宅ですか？

Goshujin wa gozaitaku des ka?

Question 13

This is

Answer 13

Kochira

Question 14

Mr. Honda’s child is seventeen years old.

Answer 14

本田さんのお子さんは十七歳です

Honda san no okosan wa jew nana sai desu

Question 15

Formal Home

Answer 15

Gozaitaku

Question 16

Who is Mr Honda’s wife?

Answer 16

本田さんの奥さんは誰ですか？

Honda san no oksan wa dare desu ka?

Question 17

I have a wife and three children

Answer 17

私には妻と三人の子供がいます

私には “As for me”…

妻と “wife and”…

3人の子ども “3 children”…

～がいます “exists” or “(I) have”.

Question 18

How old is your grandfather?

Answer 18

おじいさんはおいくつですか？

Question 19

My grandmother is 101 years old.

Answer 19

祖母は百一歳です

sobo wa hyaku i sai des

Question 20

Grandmother

Answer 20

Sobo

Question 21

Grandfather

Answer 21

Sofu

Question 22

She resembles her Mother

Answer 22

彼女は母親に似ています。

Kanajo wa

Question 23

Auntie

Answer 23

おばさん

Obasan

Question 24

Good morning Auntie

Answer 24

おはよう、おばさん。

Question 25

He resembles his Father

Answer 25

彼は父親に似ています。

kare wa chichoya ni nite i mas

Question 26

Parent extension

Answer 26

The 親 kanji means “Parent”
‘oya’
Used as a more general term for ‘father’ etc

Question 27

Do you have grandchildren?

Answer 27

お孫さんがいますか

omago san ga i mas ka?

Question 28

Grandson

Answer 28

孫息子

magomusuko

Question 29

My grandson is nine years old

Answer 29

孫息子は九歳です

magomusuko wa kyu sai desu

Question 30

My granddaughter is three years old.

Answer 30

孫娘は三歳です

magomusume

Question 31

My father has three grandchildren.

Answer 31

“父は孫が三人います。”

chichi wa mago ga san ni i mas

Question 32

My grandfather and grandmother have eight grandchildren.

Answer 32

祖父と祖母には孫が八人います。

‘niwa’ because the ‘ni’ symbolises possession
not just some random kids hanging around