#12 Stop calling your Mom "Okaasan"! ๐ | Japanese Family Words (N5) #podcast #learning #japan
Welcome to Lesson 12 of our Beginner Japanese series! Today, we are learning a very important cultural topic: The Family
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Um, what if, say, by making just one mistake in the word you use to refer to your own mother, you were judged by the person in front of you as having no social common sense at allโas being the same as a five-year-old childโor conversely, you ended up deeply insulting the other person's family and making them furious?
If such a linguistic space existed, how would you feel? Oh, that would feel exactly like walking through a minefield.
It really is. It's not just a simple grammatical error; even a person's character and social maturity are judged by a single noun.
Yes, it's a terrifying world. So, to everyone who loves learning languages and understanding different cultures, welcome.
What we are going to uncover in this Deep Dive is the true nature of the social traps hidden within those words.
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๐ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
Mother (humble, used for one's own mother when speaking to others)
ใใใใฎๆฏใฏๆฅๆฌไบบใงใใ
Mother (honorific, used for someone else's mother or to address one's own mother)
็ฐไธญใใใฎใๆฏใใใฏใๅ ๆฐใงใใใ
Rude, impolite
็ฅใใชใไบบใซใใๅใใจ่จใใฎใฏๅคฑ็คผใงใใ
Inside, in-group (family, company, etc.)
ใใใใฎๅฎถๆใฏใใใกใใฎไบบ้ใงใใ
Outside, out-group (strangers, other companies)
ใใใจใใฎไบบใซใฏๆฌ่ชใไฝฟใใพใใ
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๆฏ (Haha) | Noun | Mother (humble, used for one's own mother when speaking to others) | ใใใใฎๆฏใฏๆฅๆฌไบบใงใใ |
| ใๆฏใใ (Okaasan) | Noun | Mother (honorific, used for someone else's mother or to address one's own mother) | ็ฐไธญใใใฎใๆฏใใใฏใๅ ๆฐใงใใใ |
| ๅฎถๆ (Kazoku) | Noun | Family | ใใใใฎๅฎถๆใฏๅไบบใงใใ |
| ่จ่ (Kotoba) | Noun | Word, language | ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎ่จ่ใใใใใ่ฆใใใใงใใ |
| ไธๅฏง (Teinei) | Na-Adjective | Polite | ๅ ็ใซใฏไธๅฏงใช่จ่ใไฝฟใใพใใ |
| ๅคฑ็คผ (Shitsurei) | Na-Adjective | Rude, impolite | ็ฅใใชใไบบใซใใๅใใจ่จใใฎใฏๅคฑ็คผใงใใ |
| ่ชๅ (Jibun) | Noun | Oneself | ่ชๅใฎๅฎถๆใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใพใใ |
| ็ธๆ (Aite) | Noun | The other person, partner | ็ธๆใฎ่ฉฑใใใ่ใใพใใ |
| ใใก (Uchi) | Noun | Inside, in-group (family, company, etc.) | ใใใใฎๅฎถๆใฏใใใกใใฎไบบ้ใงใใ |
| ใใจ (Soto) | Noun | Outside, out-group (strangers, other companies) | ใใใจใใฎไบบใซใฏๆฌ่ชใไฝฟใใพใใ |
โ๏ธ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
๏ผๅคใฎไบบใซ่ฉฑใใจใ๏ผใใใใฎ___ใฏ50ๆญณใงใใ
How do you politely ask about someone else's mother?
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใซใฏใใใกใใจใ___ใใฎ่ใๆนใใใใพใใ
What does 'Teinei' mean in English?
___ใฎๅฎถๆใซใคใใฆ็ดนไปใใฆใใ ใใใ
Which word describes your 'in-group' (family or close circle)?
็ฅใใชใไบบใซใใๆฏใใใใจ่จใใฎใฏใๆใ ___ใงใใ
What is the Japanese word for 'Family'?
ๆฐใใ___ใ่ฆใใใฎใฏๅคงๅใงใใ
Who is the 'Aite' in a conversation?
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