Partner kids and pets
Conversation phrases, Stage 2chunk 3 of 71Getting to know you
Ask about someone's household beyond their parents and siblings.
- kekkon shiteru?are you married?
- kodomo iru?do you have kids?
- petto katteru?do you have any pets?
Mix-ups katteru here means keeping a pet (飼う), not buying (買う).
kekkon shiteru?
polite kekkon shite imasu ka?
are you married?
Asked fairly freely in Japan; answer shiteru, shitenai, or mada (not yet).
Use -te iru for being married now; kekkon shita means 'got married'.
kekkon shiteru? yubiwa shiteru kara.
Are you married? I noticed the ring.
結婚してる？指輪してるから。
kekkon shite imasu ka? yubiwa o shite iru node.
Are you married? I noticed your ring.
結婚していますか？指輪をしているので。
Written 結婚してる？ · けっこんしてる？ · 結婚していますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 136× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
kodomo iru?
polite okosan wa imasu ka?
do you have kids?
Usually follows kekkon shiteru?; answer with the number (futari iru) or inai.
Okosan is someone else's child; for your own say kodomo.
kodomo iru? nansai gurai?
Do you have kids? How old are they?
子供いる？何歳ぐらい？
okosan wa imasu ka? nansai gurai desu ka?
Do you have children? How old are they?
お子さんはいますか？何歳ぐらいですか？
Written 子供いる？ · こどもいる？ · お子さんはいますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 107× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
petto katteru?
polite petto o katte imasu ka?
do you have any pets?
Small-talk question; answer with the animal + katteru (neko katteru).
Kau here is 'keep' (an animal), which sounds the same as kau 'buy'.
petto katteru? inu toka neko toka.
Got any pets? A dog or a cat or something?
ペット飼ってる？犬とか猫とか。
petto o katte imasu ka? inu toka neko toka.
Do you have any pets? A dog or a cat?
ペットを飼っていますか？犬とか猫とか。
Written ペット飼ってる？ · ペットかってる？ · ペットを飼っていますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 2× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles