Siblings and younger ones
Word sets, Stage 1chunk 11 of 15Family
Lets you say how many siblings you have and which ones.
- kyoudaisiblings; brothers
- imoutoyounger sister; my little sister
- otoutoyounger brother; my little brother
- imoutosan(your) younger sister
Mix-ups otouto (younger brother) starts like otousan (father).
kyoudai
polite gokyoudai
siblings; brothers
Brothers and sisters in general; the kanji says brothers but it covers sisters too.
Someone else's siblings are gokyoudai; hitorikko means an only child.
kyoudai wa nannin iru no?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
兄弟は何人いるの？
kyoudai ga futari imasu
I have two siblings.
兄弟が二人います
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imouto
polite imoutosan
younger sister; my little sister
Your own younger sister; someone else's is imoutosan.
imouto ga kaze hiichatta
My little sister caught a cold.
妹が風邪ひいちゃった
imouto wa koukousei desu
My younger sister is in high school.
妹は高校生です
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otouto
polite otoutosan
younger brother; my little brother
Your own younger brother; someone else's is otoutosan.
Don't mix it up with otousan (father).
otouto to geemu shiteta
I was playing games with my little brother.
弟とゲームしてた
otouto wa daigakusei desu
My younger brother is a university student.
弟は大学生です
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imoutosan
(your) younger sister
Someone else's younger sister.
imoutosan wa ima ikutsu?
How old's your little sister now?
妹さんは今いくつ？
imoutosan wa ogenki desu ka?
How is your sister?
妹さんはお元気ですか？
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