かぞく Kazoku Family

WILF: Students will understand the meaning of vocabulary words and use the words accurately. WALT: Students will: Select correct vocabulary word when given meaning. Generate sentences that accurately include vocabulary terms.

My family わたしの かぞくです。 Watashi no kazoku desu.

The Japanese have a culture of showing respect for others and modesty for themselves. When mentioning their own family members they generally use less formal words. Officially, there are two different ways of addressing Japanese family members: when talking about your own family to other people when you are discussing someone else's family However, as we are beginning our language learning, we will commence learning about family member titles simply. We will use vocabulary that is acceptable when you are calling out to your family members.

This is my __. Watashi no __ desu. Watashi no okaasan desu This is my __. Watashi no __ desu. Watashi no okaasan desu. This is my mother.

Who is it? Dare desu ka?

English Japanese I, me watashi my watashi no I, me (boys only) boku my (boys only) boku no mother okaasan father otousan grandmother obaasan grandfather ojiisan aunty obasan uncle ojisan older sister oneesan older brother oniisan younger sister imouto younger brother otouto baby akachan cousin itoko

Watashi わたし Me / I

Me / I (only boys can introduce themselves using this word) Boku ぼく Me / I (only boys can introduce themselves using this word)

Okaasan おかあさん Mother

Otousan おとうさん Father

Obaasan おばあさん Grandmother

Ojiisan おじいさん Grandfather

Obasan おばさん Aunt

Ojisan おじさん Uncle

Oneesan おねえさん Older sister

Oniisan おにいさん Older brother

Imouto (san) いもうと(さん) Younger sister

Otouto (san) おとうと(さん) Younger brother

Akachan あかちゃん Baby

Itoko いとこ Cousin

This is my mother. Watashi no ____ desu. This is me. Boku desu. This is my cousin. Watashi no itoko desu. This is my older sister. Watashi no oneesan desu. Draw a quick picture of your family, insert arrows and add the following sentences to explain who is in your family. This is my mother. Watashi no ____ desu. This is my father. Watashi no ____ desu. This is my aunty. Watashi no _____ desu. This is me. ________________________

AKACHAN BABY OBASAN AUNT OKAASAN MOTHER IMOUTO WATASHI ME/I ONEESAN YOUNGER SISTER WATASHI ME/I ONEESAN OLDER SISTER OTOUSAN FATHER OBAASAN GRANDMOTHER ITOKO COUSIN

AKACHAN BABY OBASAN AUNT OKAASAN MOTHER IMOUTO WATASHI ME/I ONEESAN YOUNGER SISTER WATASHI ME/I ONEESAN OLDER SISTER OTOUSAN FATHER OBAASAN GRANDMOTHER ITOKO COUSIN

baby, akachan me, watashi/boku dog, inu, Draw and label a picture of all your family members like the example above. Remember to add the English and Japanese titles. You can also add the names of each family member.

Write your family tree in English. Add the titles of your family members in Japanese. Grandfather Ojiisan Grandmother Obaasan Grandfather Ojiisan Grandmother Obaasan Father Otousan Me Watashi Mother Okaasan Older sister Oneesan