On this page, you can learn how to describe people in your family in Japanese, using two adjectives.
Key Sentence
First box: English, Second box: Romaji, Last box: Japanese writing and audio
| My younger sister is quiet and smart. |
| i mo u to wa shi zu ka de a ta ma ga i i de su |
| 妹はしずかであたまがいいです。 |
One by one
- 妹（いもうと） → my younger sister
- は → no meaning
- しずかで → quiet and
- あたまがいい → smart
- です → is
Example
| My father is strict and scary. |
| chi chi wa ki bi shi ku te ko wa i de su |
| 父はきびしくてこわいです。 |
| My mother is kind and funny. |
| ha ha wa ya sa shi ku te o mo shi ro i de su |
| 母はやさしくておも白いです。 |
Note: adjective + person
Add 人（ひと）after the second adjective if you want to say ‘My younger sister is a quiet and smart person‘.
Example
My younger sister is a quiet and smart person.
妹はしずかであたまがいい人です。
Vocabulary
【Japanese Vocabulary】My family
What you learn: my mother, my father, my older sister, my older brother, my grandmother, my grandfather, my aunt, my uncle / Extension: Use 一番上の for the oldest and 一番下の for the youngest to describe people in your family. Put a counter for people after brothers or sisters if you want to talk about more than one brother or sister.
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2016.11.12
【Japanese Vocabulary: adjectives】to describe appearance
scary（こわい）cute（かわいい）cool（かっこいい）tall（せがたかい）short（せがひくい）beautiful（うつくしい）young（わかい）handsome（ハンサムな）ugly（ぶさいくな）
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Grammar
【Japanese Grammar】How to join adjectives
Do you know how to say 'small and cute' or 'tall and cool' in Japanese?
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2016.10.02
Review
Task 1: Change into Japanese.
- My mother is quiet and kind.
- My younger brother is handsome and kind.
Task 2: Change into English.
- 父はきびしくてこわい人です。
- 兄はおも白くてかっこいいです。
Task 3: Listen to answer what you hear in English.