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Japanese Vocabulary
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ご兄弟 goh-kyoh-die
siblings
noun 姉 ah-neh
older sister
noun 娘 moo-soo-meh
daughter (one's own)
noun 晩ごはん bahn-goh-hahn
dinner/supper
noun お父さん Oh-toh-sahn (long 'o' sound)
father
noun 母親 hah-hah-oh-yah
Mother (parent)
noun ペット peh-ttoh
pet
noun 甥 oh-EE
nephew
noun 一緒 ish-shoh
together, same
noun ご家族 go-KAH-zoe-koo
Family/folks (polite)
noun 同窓会 doh-soh-kye
Reunion (alumni/classmates meeting)
noun 来年 rah-ee-nen
next year
noun 休日 kyoo-jee-tsoo
holiday; day off
noun おばあちゃん oh-baa-chan
grandmother
noun 親戚 shin-seh-kee
relative, extended family
noun テキサス teh-kee-sah-soo
Texas
noun 母 hah-hah
mother (one's own)
noun 意見 ee-ken
opinion
noun おじ oh-jee
uncle
noun プロ POO-roh
professional
noun 甥っ子 oy-koh
nephew
noun サッカー sahk-KAH
soccer
noun 練習 ren-shoo
practice
noun 去年 kyoh-nen
last year
noun 春 hah-roo
spring
noun お姉さん oh-nay-eh-sahn
older sister (polite)
noun 引っ越し hee-koh-shee
move, moving house
noun 中間子 nah-kah-nee-koh
middle child
noun 子供 koh-doh-moh
child/children
noun 子ども koh-doh-moh
child
noun 所 toh-koh-roh
place, location
noun 我が家 wah-gah-yah
my home, our home
noun 転職 ten-shoh-koo
change of jobs, job change
noun 三十年 sahn-joo-nen
thirty years
noun 彼氏 kah-reh-shee
boyfriend
noun 海外 KAI-gai (kai rhymes with 'sky')
overseas / abroad
noun 双子 foo-tah-goh
twins
noun 週 shoo
week
noun Zoom通話 zoo-moo tsoo-wah
Zoom call
noun 職業 shoh-koo-gyoh
profession/occupation
noun 年齢 nehn-ray-ee
age
noun 教育 kyoh-ee-koo
education
noun 進学 shin-gah-koo
advancing (to higher education)
noun 結婚 keh-kohn
marriage, to marry
noun 柱 ha-shee-ra
pillar, column
noun 繋がり tsoo-nah-gah-ree
ties, connection
noun 遠方 en-poh
faraway place; remote area
noun 感謝祭 kahn-shah-sigh
Thanksgiving (holiday)
noun 忍耐力 neen-tai-ree-oh-koo
patience, perseverance
noun 景色 keh-shee-kee
view; scenery
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