In this lesson we will build on the family vocabulary we learned previously so that we can ask questions or talk about our own or someone else's children. The Japanese word for child or children is 子供. However, when referring to the children of someone that is not a familial relation, the polite お子さん is used instead.
| English | Plain Japanese | Polite Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Child/children | 子供 | お子さん |
| Daughter | 娘 | 娘さん |
| Son | 息子 | 息子さん |
Below we have included some sample sentences that should be useful in situations when children are being discussed.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Do you have children? | あなた は 子供 が います か？anata wa kodomo ga imasu ka? |
| How old is your child? | お子さん は 何歳 です か？okosan wa nansai desu ka? |
| My children love Pokemon. | 私 の 子供 は ポケモン が 大好き です。watashi no kodomo wa pokemon ga daisuki desu. |
| My father has two daughters. | 父 は 娘 二人 が います。chichi wa musume futari ga imasu. |
| Do our children go to the same school? | 私たち の 子供 は 同じ 学校 に 通って います か？watashitachi no kodomo wa onaji gakkou ni kayotte imasu ka? |
