there is two ways of referring to family members, when it's targeted to other people's families and your own. Since most japanese people are very humble, they talk of themselves as "lower".
referring to other families//
1. mother- okaasan
2. father- otousan
3. big brother- oniisan
4. big sister- oneesan
5. little brother- otoutou
6. little sister- imouto
7. baby [ no matter what gender ]- akachan
8. grandmother- obaasan
9. grandfather- ojiisan
10. uncle- ojisan
11. aunty- obasan
[ grandparents and aunty/uncles are different because "obaasan" and "ojiisan" has longer "aa~'s" and "ii~'s" ]
referring to your own family//
1. mother- haha
2. father- chichi
3. big brother- ani
4. big sister- ane
5. little brother- otoutou [ doesn't change ]
6. little sister- imouto [ doesn't change ]
7. baby [ no matter what gender ]- akachan [ doesn't change ]
8. grandmother- sobo
9. grandfather- sofu
10. uncle- ojisan [ doesn't change ]
11. aunty- obasan [ doesn't change ]
[ you can do it !! ]
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Randomreasons why I made this book// ▷ i'm learning Japanese in school ▷ i like the feeling of helping other ppl ^^ ▷ it's nice knowing another language ▷ eavesdrop in Japanese conversations hehe ▷ you can actually understand japanese in the future
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