Japanese for Beginners #4 — Talking About Your Family

家族 (かぞく) 🏠 Meet Jay's family! In Lesson 4, Jay takes Yuri home to meet the whole family — his mum at the door, his dad in the living room, his big sister and his cheeky little brother. Along the way you'll learn the words for every family member, plus the ONE golden rule that trips up almost every beginner: Japanese has two different words for each family member depending on whose family you mean. We use the same simple two-step method: ✨ First, watch the full story with no subtitles — just listen. ✨ Then we replay it and break down the key family words and phrases (in easy-to-read kana, romaji & English). ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro & Instructions 0:26 Listening Part 1:39 Subtitles + Explanations 6:05 Congratulations 📚 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN 家族 (kazoku) — family 母 / お母さん (haha / okāsan) — mother 父 / お父さん (chichi / otōsan) — father 姉 / お姉さん (ane / onēsan) — older sister 兄 / お兄さん (ani / onīsan) — older brother 妹 / 妹さん (imōto / imōto-san) — younger sister 弟 / 弟さん (otōto / otōto-san) — younger brother こちらは…です — "this is…" (introducing people) ただいま / おかえりなさい — "I'm home" / "welcome home" おじゃまします — "sorry to intrude" (entering a home) 🎯 Your turn! Introduce one member of your family in Japanese in the comments 👇 Try: こちらは母です (this is my mother) or こちらは父です (this is my father) I'd love to meet your family! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🔔 New here? Start with Lesson 1 (Introductions) and learn along with Jay from the very beginning. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseForBeginners #Kazoku ---------------------------------------- New beginner lessons released regularly. Learn with Juri teaches Japanese from absolute zero in a cute, structured way — no prior knowledge needed.