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Family and parents

Word sets, Stage 1chunk 9 of 15Family

Lets you talk about your family and parents as a group.

Mix-ups ryoushin is your own parents; goryoushin is someone else's.

kazoku

polite gokazoku

family

Your own family or families in general; someone else's family is gokazoku.

casual

shuumatsu wa kazoku to sugosu

I'm spending the weekend with my family.

週末は家族と過ごす

polite

kazoku wa yonin desu

There are four of us in my family.

家族は四人です

Written 家族 · かぞく · ご家族Rank #343 in 3,030 TV dramas

oya

polite oyagosan

parent; parents

One or both parents, often parents in general; someone else's parents are oyagosan.

casual

yabai, oya ni bareta

Oh no, my parents found out.

やばい、親にバレた

polite

oya ni soudan shimashita

I talked it over with my parents.

親に相談しました

Written 親 · おや · 親御さんRank #491 in 3,030 TV dramas

ryoushin

polite goryoushin

parents; my parents

Both your parents; someone else's are goryoushin.

casual

ryoushin ni denwa shinakya

I need to call my parents.

両親に電話しなきゃ

polite

ryoushin wa oosaka ni sunde imasu

My parents live in Osaka.

両親は大阪に住んでいます

Written 両親 · りょうしん · ご両親Rank #1289 in 3,030 TV dramas

goryoushin

(your) parents; someone's parents

Someone else's parents; the polite form of ryoushin.

casual

kanojo no goryoushin ni au n da

I'm meeting my girlfriend's parents.

彼女のご両親に会うんだ

polite

goryoushin wa ogenki desu ka?

How are your parents?

ご両親はお元気ですか?

Written ご両親 · ごりょうしんRank #2122 in 3,030 TV dramas