Japanese Listening Practice With A Story #1 | Family [Beginner Level 1]

Konnichiwa. Welcome to Japarot. Today's topic is 家族. Family. Let's do some listening practice. First, let's just watch a short story without subtitles and then watch the same story again. This time, I'll explain all the important Japanese words and phrases. では、始めましょう。 ただいま。 おかえり。 僕の母です。 はじめまして。 はじめまして。みどりです。 あ、どうぞ。 おじゃまします。 ここは僕の部屋です。 あ、誰ですか? 妹です。 はじめまして。みどりです。 はじめまして。とみです。 何歳ですか? 7歳です。 若いですね。 何歳ですか? 5歳です。 え、年下ですか? ただいま。 おかえり。 お兄さんですか? いえ、父です。 え、お父さん? かっこいいですね。 え、ほんとですか? ありがとうございます。 ハッハッハッハ。 ただいま。 ただいま。I'm home. おかえり。 Welcome back. This is a greeting as a response to ただいま。 おかえりなさい is politer than おかえり。 僕の母です。 僕の母です。My mother. The word 母 means mother and it's used when talking about your own mother to other people. How about the word お母さん? Yes, that's the other word for mother. お母さん is used when speaking to your own mother directly or referring to someone else's mother. So, you need to add さん to be polite? That's right. But when you are talking about your own family to other people, we don't use さん to your own family and call them differently such as 母. へえ、はじめまして。 はじめまして、みどりです。 あ、どうぞ。 おじゃまします。 Excuse me for interrupting you. This is used as a greeting when entering someone's home. ここは僕の部屋です。 あ、誰ですか? 妹です。 This is my younger sister. If you are referring to someone else's younger sister, the word 妹さん is used. How about younger brother? Oh, younger brother is called おとうと or おとうとさん. If you are speaking to your own younger sister or brother directly, we just call their names. ねえねえ、とみ。 何? はじめまして、みどりです。 はじめまして、とみです。 何歳ですか? 7歳です。 若いですね。 何歳ですか? 5歳です。 え? 歳下ですか? You are younger than me? 歳下 means younger and 年上 means older. They are used in the sentence like this. 妹は3歳歳下です。 My sister is 3 years younger than me. ただいま。 おかえり。 お兄さんですか? Are you an elder brother? お兄さん means elder brother referring to someone else's brother. If you are talking about your own brother to other people, 兄 is used. How can I call my elder brother if I'm talking to him? In that case, お兄ちゃん is commonly used rather than お兄さん. 兄貴 is also commonly used when younger brother calls his elder brother. そうなんだ。 How about elder sister? Someone else's elder sister we call お姉さん. If you are talking about your own sister to other people, 姉 is used. How can I call my elder sister if I'm talking to her? In that case, お姉ちゃん or お姉さん are commonly used. へえ。 いえ、父です。 No, he is my father. 父 means father and it's used when talking about your own father to other people. Now I know. お父さん is used when you are speaking to your own father or referring to someone else's father. ああ、そうです。 緑さんすごいですね。 When you are used to the rule, it's quite simple. えっ、お父さん? かっこいいですね。 えっ、本当ですか? ありがとうございます。 Let's recap the lesson. If you are talking about your own family to other people, 母、父、妹、弟、姉、兄 are used. If you are referring to someone else's family, お母さん、お父さん、妹さん、弟さん、お姉さん、お兄さん are used. Great job! Thank you for watching until the end. See you again in the next lesson. ではまた。