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No.006 Shige talks about his family.

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Transcript - Japanese - Romaji

こんにちは、しげです。

Konnichiwa, Shige desu.

今日(きょう)は、僕(ぼく)の家族構成 (かぞくこうせい)についてご紹介(しょうかい)します。

Kyou wa, boku no kazoku kousei ni tsuite goshoukai shimasu.

私(わたし)の家族(かぞく)は五人家族 (ごにんかぞく)です。

Watashi no kazoku wa gonin kazoku desu.

私(わたし)、妻(つま)と、子供(こ ども)が三人(さんにん)います。

Watashi to tsuma to, kodomo ga sannin imasu.

私(わたし)は家(いえ)でホームページ を作(つく)る仕事(しごと)をしています。

Watashi wa ie de ho-mu pe-ji wo tsukuru shigoto wo shiteimasu.

妻(つま)は大学(だいがく)で英語(え いご)を教(おし)えています。

Tsuma wa daigaku de eigo wo oshieteimasu.

長男(ちょうなん)は8歳(はっさい) で、今(いま)、小学校二年生(しょうがっこうにねんせい)です。

Chounan wa hassai de, ima, shougakkou ninensei desu.

今年(ことし)の春(はる)に三年生(さ んねんせい)になります。

Kotoshi no haru ni sannensei ni narimasu.

次男(じなん)は今(いま)5歳(ごさ い)で、幼稚園(ようちえん)の年長(ねんちょう)さんです。

Jinan wa ima gosai de, youchien no nenchou san desu.

今年(ことし)の春(はる)には小学校 (しょうがっこう)の一年生(いちねんせい)になります。

Kotoshi no haru niwa, shougakkou no ichinensei ni narimasu.

一番下(いちばんした)の長女(ちょう じょ)は3歳(さんさい)で、今(いま)、保育園(ほいくえん)に通(かよ)っています。

Ichiban shita no choujo wa sansai de, ima, hoikuen ni kayotteimasu.

今年(ことし)の春(はる)からは幼稚園 (ようちえん)の方(ほう)に通(かよ)うことになります。

Kotoshi no haru kara wa youchien no houni kayoukoto ni narimasu.

なので、今年(ことし)の春(はる)は卒 園式(そつえんしき)、

Nanode, kotoshi no haru wa sotsuenshiki,

入園(にゅうえん)・入学式(にゅうがく しき)が続(つづ)いて

nyuuen, nyuugakushiki ga tsuzuite,

とても楽(たのしい)しい時間(じかん) になりそうな予感(よかん)がします。

totemo tanoshii jikan ni narisouna yokan ga shimasu.

Transcript - Romaji - English

Konnichiwa, Shige desu.

Hi, I'm Shige.

Kyou wa, boku no kazokukousei ni tsuite goshoukai shimasu.

Today, I want to talk about my family structure.

Watashi no kazoku wa gonin kazoku desu.

I have a family of five.

Watashi to tsuma to, kodomo ga sannin imasu.

There's my wife, three kids and me.

Watashi wa ie de ho-mupe-ji wo tsukuru shigoto wo shiteimasu.

I work from home as a webpage designer .

Tsuma wa daigaku de eigo wo oshieteimasu.

My wife is teaching English at university.

Chounan wa hassai de, ima, shougakkou ninensei desu.

My eldest son is 8 years old, he is in second grade.

Kotoshi no haru ni sannensei ni narimasu.

He'll be a third grader this spring.

Jinan wa ima gosai de, youchien no nenchou san desu.

My second son is 5 years old, he goes to kindergarten.

Kotoshi no haru niwa, shougakkou no ichinensei ni narimasu.

This spring he will go to elementary school.

Ichiban shita no choujo wa sansai de, ima, hoikuen ni kayotte imasu.

My eldest daughter is 3 years old, she is attending preschool.

Kotoshi no kara wa youchien no houni kayoukotoni narimasu.

She will be going to kindergarten this spring.

Nanode, kotoshi no haru wa sotuenshiki,

With a kinder graduation ceremony,

nyuuen, nyuugakushiki ga tsuzuite,

and two entrance ceremonies,

totemo tanoshii jikan ni narisouna yokan ga shimasu.

I feel we'll have a very exciting time.

Vocabulary practice

Vocabulary

- to
ani to otouto ga imasu.
~ and~. Use the particle TO to connect two or more nouns or noun phrases.
Notes:
Gohan to sakana to miso shiru wo tabemasu.
Nihongo to eigo ga hanasemasu.
- chounan
Kare wa watashi no chounan desu.
elder son. In Japanese elder son/ elder daughter does not necessarily mean the first born. In a family with three children, there can be, for example, an elder son (first son), second son and elder daughter (first daughter).
Notes:
Kanojo wa choujo desu.
Watashi wa sannin shimai no jijo desu.
ichiban shita
Ichiban shita wa sansai desu.
the youngest child. Also referred to as "suekko", the last child.
Notes:
Suekko ha amaenbou desu.
Kono ko wa suekko no Mei desu.

Vocabulary match check

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1.Watashi kare wa kyoudai desu.
2.Ichiban ue no otokonoko wo to iimasu.
3. wa sansai desu.

Comprehension Q's

Answer the questions below. Some questions have more than one answer. Scroll down to view the answer button.

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1 あなたは、家族の誰と一番よく話をしますか?
Anata wa kazoku no dare to ichiban yoku hanashi wo shimasuka?
Who do you talk most with in your family?
2 あなたは、何人兄弟ですか?
Anata wa nannin kyoudai desuka?
How many siblings do you have?
3 あの子は、誰ですか?
Ano ko wa dare desuka?
Who is that child?
Hints for your answer ♪
1 私は__________ と良く話をします。
Watashi wa, _________ to yoku hanashi wo shimasu.
Hint: haha, chichi, imouto
2 私は___________の長男(長女)です。
Watashi wa __________  no chounan (choujo) desu.
Hint: san nin kyoudai, futari shimai
3 あの子は、____________ です。
Ano ko wa, ___________ desu.
Hint: ichibanshita no musume, kare no ko, itoko.
 

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