Japanese Vocab CH 7-9

Family and People Roles

いもうと (妹): Refers to a younger sister.

おかあさん: Refers to someone else's mother.

おくさん: Refers to someone else's wife.

おじいさん: Refers to a grandfather.

おとうさん: Refers to someone else's father.

おとうと (弟): Refers to a younger brother.

おにいさん: Refers to someone else's older brother.

おねえさん: Refers to someone else's older sister.

おばあさん: Refers to a grandmother.

きょうだい (兄弟): Refers to siblings.

こども (子供): Refers to a child.

ちち (父): Refers to my own father.

はは (母): Refers to my own mother.

りょうしん (両親): Refers to my own parents.

かれ (彼): Refers to a boyfriend or the pronoun "he."

かのじょ (彼女): Refers to a girlfriend or the pronoun "she."

そふ (祖父): Refers to my own grandfather.

そぼ (祖母): Refers to my own grandmother.

ひと (人): A general term for a person.

ぼく (僕): A first-person pronoun ("I") used primarily by males in casual contexts.

こちら: This person (polite) or "this way."

Education and Profession

かいしゃ (会社): A company.

かいしゃいん (会社員): An office worker or company employee.