Module 16.1 Dialogue

Title

Takeshi Yamada asks Naomi Johnson about her family


Language Script and Translation
Japanese

1 ジョンソン: 家族の写真です。 

2 山田: ジョンソンさんは何人家族ですか。 

3 ジョンソン: 四人家族です。そして、二人兄弟です。 

4 山田: お父さんですか。 

5 ジョンソン:ええ、お父さんは40歳です。これはお母さんです。 

6 山田: お母さんのお仕事は？ 

7 ジョンソン:高校の先生です。 

8 山田: 弟さんですか。 

9 ジョンソン: いいえ、お兄さんです。

10 山田: お兄さんも大学生ですか。 

11 ジョンソン: ええ、そうです。 
Romanization
 1 Jonson: Kazoku no shashin desu.

2 Yamada: Jonson san wa nan nin kazoku desu ka?

3 Jonson: Yo nin kazoku desu. Soshite, futari kyoudai desu.

4 Yamada: Otousan desu ka?

5 Jonson: Ee, otousan wa yonjussai desu. Kore wa okaasan desu.

6 Yamada: Okaasan no oshigoto wa? 

7 Jonson: Koukou no sensei desu.

8 Yamada: Otoutosan desu ka?

9 Jonson: Iie, oniisan desu.

10 Yamada: Oniisan mo daigakusei desu ka?

11 Jonson: Ee, sou desu.
English translation
 1 Johnson: This is (my) family picture.

2 Yamada: How many people are in your family?

3 Johnson: There are four people in my family. And, there are two siblings.

4 Yamada: Is this your father?

5 Johnson: Yes, my father is 40 years old. This is my mother.

6 Yamada: What is your mother’s job?

7 Johnson: She is a high school teacher.

8 Yamada: Is this your younger brother?

9 Johnson: No, this is my older brother.

10 Yamada: Is your older brother also a college student?

11 Johnson: Yes, that is correct.

Vocabulary

 Audio Japanese Romanization Kanji English
かぞく kazoku 家族 family
の no indicates possessive
しゃしん shashin 写真 photo; picture
なんにん nannin 何人 how many people
よにん yonin 四人 four people
そして soshite and; and then
ふたり futari 二人 two people
きょうだい kyoudai 兄弟 siblings
おとうさん otousan お父さん father
よんじゅっさい yonjussai 40歳 forty years old
おかあさん okaasan お母さん mother
しごと sigoto 仕事 work; occupation
こうこう koukou 高校 high school
せんせい sensei 先生 teacher
おとうと otouto 弟 younger brother
おにいさん oniisan お兄さん older brother
だいがくせい daigakusei 大学生 college student

More Useful Words

  Japanese Romanization Kanji English
おねえさん oneesan おねえさん older sister
いもうと imouto 妹 younger sister
ひとり hitori 一人 one person
ふたり futari 二人 two people
さんにん san’nin 三人 three people
よにん yonin 四人 four people
ごにん gonin 五人 five people
ろくにん rokunin 六人 six people
ななにん nananin 七人 seven people
はちにん hachinin 八人 eight people
きゅうにん kyuunin 九人 nine people
じゅうにん juunin 十人 ten people
　＃にん     #nin ＃人 # people
　なんにん 　nan’nin 　何人     how many people

Occupations

For more occupations, see the online dictionary at jisho.org

  Japanese Romanization Kanji English
いしゃ isha 医者 doctor
かしゅ kashu 歌手 singer
かいしゃいん kaishain 会社員 company employee; office worker
かんごし kangoshi 看護師 nurse
きしゃ kisha 記者 reporter; journalist
けんきゅういん kenkyuuin 研究員 researcher; lab worker
げいじゅつか geijutsuka 芸術家 artist
けんちくか kenchikuka 建築家 architect
けいさつかん keisatsukan 警察官 police officer
しゅふ shufu 主婦 housewife
しょうぼうし shouboushi 消防士 firefighter
こうむいん koumuin 公務員 government worker; public servant
さっか sakka 作家 author; writer; novelist
しゃしんか shasinka 写真家 photographer
ぼくし bokusi 牧師 pastor; minister
りはつし rihatsushi 理髪師 barber
エンジニア enjinia engineer
サラリーマン sarari-man officer worker; company employee
パイロット pairotto pilot
フリーター furi-ta- a person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

Grammar Notes

何人家族ですか (nan nin kazoku desu ka)

何人家族ですか (nan nin kazoku desuka?) is used to ask other people how many people there are in their family. When replying, one must also count themselves. For example, there are four people in Johnson’s family, so she would answer 四人家族です。

何人兄弟ですか (nan nin kyoudai desuka?) is used to ask other people how many siblings there are in their family. When replying, one must also count themselves. For example, there are just Naomi Johnson and her brother, two siblings altogether, so she would answer 二人兄弟です。 

 

Brothers and sisters in Japanese

In English, one would say, “I have a brother.” or “I have a sister.” In Japanese, it is much more common for one to specify if they have an older brother, younger brother, older sister, or younger sister.

 

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