Family in Japanese

In today’s free lesson you’ll learn how to talk about your family in Japanese. Practice your Japanese pronunciation as you listen to the audio, and while you’re at it – take a closer look at the different ways to say 'my' in Japanese.

How to pronounce family in Japanese

Let’s look at some immediate family members:

How about your extended family?

Now for some romantic relationships:

Now, can you use these words in a sentence to describe your family?

Now you're all set to describe your family in Japanese.

Here are a few recommended Japanese lessons to try next!

Looking for popular entertainment for going out in Japanese? Check out this lesson.
Saying Happy Birthday in Japanese.
Talking about your health in Japanese.

Sayōnara!

Sayaka Matsuura
Rocket Japanese

Testing!

Test yourself with the Rocket Japanese testing tools! Improve your knowledge of Japanese!

Note that the tests below are listed from easiest to hardest.

Hear It Say It!

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Improve your understanding of spoken Japanese. With Hear it Say it! you can tune your ear to Japanese, increase your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation at the same time! Ready?

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See how many words you've rated at each level below. Just click on the number below each rating to review your words and phrases.

Write It!

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Write it! helps you to improve your written Japanese and your understanding of sentence structures. Just listen to the audio and type in what you hear!

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LISTEN to the audio
WRITE down, in Japanese, what you hear
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Tip!

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Know It!

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Know it! tests you on your ability to translate English to Japanese! Ready?

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