Japanese AT4 - Sentence and Phrase Translation

MHS Year 8 2024 Japanese Module 4: Family and Friends

There are 2 people in my family

Kazoku wa futari desu

I have 3 siblings

Kyoudai ga sannin imasu / kyoudai wa sannin desu.

My dad is busy

Chichi wa isogashii desu

My older sister is funny

Ane wa omoshiroi desu

Two older brothers

Ani ga futari

I am an only child

Watashi wa hitoriko desu

My stepmother/mother in law is strict

Giri no haha wa kibishii desu

There are 6 people in my family

Kazoku wa rokunin desu

How many people are in your family?

Kazoku wa nannin desu ka?

In my family there is my dad, my mom, and me

Kazoku wa chichi to haha to watashi desu

How many siblings do you have?

Kyoudai wa nannin desu ka?

My aunt is kind/gentle

Oba wa yasashii desu

Make an ‘i‘ group adjective negative?

Replace last i with kunai

‘i‘ group negative exceptions

kakkoii - kakkoyokunai
ii = yokunai
atamagaii - atamagayokunai

Turn the ‘i‘ group negative adjective exceptions negative

Replace BOTH i’s with yokunai

Make a ‘na‘ group adjective negative? (Anything without a separate i at the end)

Add janai to the end

My grandfather is not scary

Sofu wa kowakunai desu

My grandmother is not good

Sobo wa yokunai desu

My uncle is not honest

Oji wa shoujikijanai desu

I have an older brother.

Ani ga imasu.

I have two younger sisters.

Imouto ga futari imasu.

I do not have a step mother

Giri no haha ga imasen.

I have 2 grandfathers.

Sofu ga futari imasu.

I do not have an older sister.

Ane ga imasen.

I have a younger brother.

Otouto ga imasu.

Do you have an older sister?

Onee san ga imasu ka?

Do you have a stepmother/mother in law?

Giri no okaa san ga imasu ka?

Yes, I do

Hai, imasu

Yes, I have 2.

Hai, futari imasu.

Yes, I have 6

Hai, rokunin imasu.

No, I don’t

iie, imasen.

Do you have an aunt?

Oba san ga imasu ka?

Yui (close friend)

Yui chan

My 3 younger brothers are annoying/noisy

Otouto ga sannin wa urusai desu

My grandfather is fairly strict.

Sofu wa kanari kibishii desu.

My uncle is a bit cheerful.

Oji wa chotto akarui desu.

My grandfather also lives with us.

Sofu mo watashi tachi to sunde imasu.

How old are you?

Nan sai desu ka?

Four years old

Yon sai

Seven years old

Nana sai

One year old

Issai

Eight years old

Hassai

20 years old

Hatachi

I turn ___ years old

__ sai ni narimasu

I turn __ years old this year

Watashi wa kotoshi __ sai ni narimasu

I have 2 older sisters and a younger brother.

Ane ga futari to otouto ga imasu.

I have 2 younger brothers.

Otouto ga futari imasu.

In my family there is my dad and my mom and my younger brother and me.

Kazoku wa chichi to haha to otouto to watashi desu.

9 years old

Kyuu sai

Who is in your family?

Kazoku wa dare to dare desu ka?

I turn 19 this year.

Watashi wa kotoshi juukyuusai ni narimasu.

I turn 28

Nijuuhassai ni narimasu

I have two siblings.

Kyoudai wa futari desu / Kyoudai ga futari imasu.

Do you not have an uncle?

Ojisan ga imasen ka?

I have 3 cousins, 2 younger sisters, and an older brother.

Itoko ga sannin to imouto ga futari to ani ga imasu.

There’s my mom and my dad and my two younger brothers and me.

Haha to chichi to otouto ga futari to watashi desu.

Yes, I have an older brother

Hai, ani ga imasu

Yes, I have 2 cousins

Hai, itoko ga futari imasu.