Nihongo Soumatome N3 Vocabulary Week 5 Day 1: What is your relationship?

Watashi no ie de wa, chōnan ga kagyō o tsugu koto ni natte iru.

→ In my family, the eldest son is supposed to take over the family business.

Shikkari mono no chōjo wa, itsumo shita no kyōdai no mendō o yoku miru.

→ The reliable eldest daughter always takes good care of her younger siblings.

Jinan no kare wa, onīsan to wa chigatte totemo kappatsu da.

→ He is the second son and is very active, unlike his older brother.

Watashi wa sannin shimai no jijo toshite umareta.

→ I was born as the second daughter of three sisters.

Sannan no tanjō o kazoku zen'in de yorokonda.

→ The whole family rejoiced at the birth of the third son.

Suekko wa amaenbō da to yoku iwareru.

→ It is often said that the youngest child is a spoiled kid.

Oji wa nōgyō o itonande ite, shinsenna yasai o okutte kureru.

→ My uncle runs a farm and sends me fresh vegetables.

Oba wa ryōri ga jōzu de, tokuni okashizukuri ga tokui da.

→ My aunt is a good cook, and she is especially good at baking sweets.

Shigoto no ato de, shokuba no dōryō to nomi ni itta.

→ After work, I went drinking with my colleagues.

Shokuba no jōshi ni, ashita no kyūka no sōdan o suru.

→ I consult with my boss about taking a day off tomorrow.

Daigakusei ni nattara, jibun de hitorigurashi o hajimetai.

→ When I become a university student, I want to start living on my own.

Kōkōsei no koro, bukatsudō ni necchū shite ita.

→ When I was a high school student, I was obsessed with club activities.

Chūgakusei ni naru to, benkyō ga ichidanto muzukashiku naru.

→ When you become a junior high student, studying becomes much more difficult.

Shōgakusei no kodomotachi ga, genki ni kōtei o hashitte iru.

→ Elementary school children are running energetically in the schoolyard.

Chichi wa bōeki kaisha no kaishain toshite hataraite iru.

→ My father works as a company employee for a trading company.

Nihon no sararīman wa, mainichi osoku made hataraku imēji ga aru.

→ Japanese salarymen have an image of working late every day.

Haha wa sengyō shufu toshite, ie o shikkari mamotte iru.

→ My mother is a full-time housewife and takes good care of the house.

Shōrai wa, kodomotachi ni sūgaku o oshieru kyōshi ni naritai.

→ In the future, I want to become a teacher who teaches math to children.

Kare wa rokunin kyōdai no suekko na node, minna ni kawaigararete iru.

→ He is the youngest of six siblings, so he is doted on by everyone.

Kanojo wa sannin shimai no ichiban ue de, totemo shikkari shite iru.

→ She is the eldest of three sisters and is very reliable.

Shōgatsu ni wa shinseki ga atsumatte, issho ni gohan o taberu.

→ At New Year's, relatives gather and eat together.

Tooku ni sumu shinrui kara, okurimono ga todoita.

→ A gift arrived from a relative living far away.

Sofu wa mago no kao o miru no o, itsumo tanoshimi ni shite iru.

→ My grandfather always looks forward to seeing his grandchild.

Oi ga shōgakkō ni nyūgaku shita node, oiwai o ageta.

→ My nephew entered elementary school, so I gave him a congratulatory gift.

Mei wa e o kaku no ga daisuki de, shōrai wa gaka ni naritai sō da.

→ My niece loves drawing and says she wants to be a painter in the future.

Itoko to toshi ga chikai node, kodomo no koro wa yoku issho ni asonda.

→ My cousin and I are close in age, so we often played together when we were children.

Hitorikko wa sabishii to omoware gachi da ga, jiyū de ii men mo aru.

→ Only children are often thought to be lonely, but there are good aspects like having freedom.

Kare wa hitori musuko na node, oya ni taisetsu ni sodaterareta.

→ Since he is an only son, he was raised with great care by his parents.

Kanojo wa hitori musume de, ie no ato o tsugu yotei da.

→ She is an only daughter and plans to take over the family business.