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larpa 12-13-2009 11:04 PM

Help with grammar (paragraph about family)
 
hello!

So i will have to write a short paragraph in japanese about my family and I would like to know if the grammar is correct.

Watashi no kazoku wa 4-nin desu. Chichi to haha to imooto to watashi desu. Watashi no kazoku de chichi ga ichiban toshiyori desu. Chichi wa 59-sai desu. Mae chichi ga ichiban takaku nakatta desu. demo ima watashi wa chichi yori takai desu. Haha wa imooto to onaji gurai takai desu. Imooto no namae wa Laura-san desu. Imooto wa Helsinki ni imasu. Chichi to haha wa Tampere ni imasu.

Thank you in advance.

KyleGoetz 12-13-2009 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by larpa (Post 789186)
hello!

So i will have to write a short paragraph in japanese about my family and I would like to know if the grammar is correct.

Watashi no kazoku wa 4-nin desu. Chichi to haha to imooto to watashi desu. Watashi no kazoku de chichi ga ichiban toshiyori desu. Chichi wa 59-sai desu. Mae chichi ga ichiban takaku nakatta desu. demo ima watashi wa chichi yori takai desu. Haha wa imooto to onaji gurai takai desu. Imooto no namae wa Laura-san desu. Imooto wa Helsinki ni imasu. Chichi to haha wa Tampere ni imasu.

Thank you in advance.

Can you not type in Japanese? There is a thread on how to set it up on this forum near the top.

1. You don't need to use "wata(ku)shi" as much as you do. Japanese avoid pronouns a lot. I can't say about Finnish, knowing only the word "Suomi" in the language, but in Japanese they aren't that important. For example, sentence #1 should just be 家族は4人です。 No need for 私 at all.

2. When saying "out of all of my family, my X is tallest" you would say 家族の中で not 家族で.

larpa 12-14-2009 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz (Post 789195)
Can you not type in Japanese? There is a thread on how to set it up on this forum near the top.

1. You don't need to use "wata(ku)shi" as much as you do. Japanese avoid pronouns a lot. I can't say about Finnish, knowing only the word "Suomi" in the language, but in Japanese they aren't that important. For example, sentence #1 should just be 家族は4人です。 No need for 私 at all.

2. When saying "out of all of my family, my X is tallest" you would say 家族の中で not 家族で.

Thank you for your answer. I have just started my studies so currently I know romaji better and I haven't even learned any kanji yet.

MMM 12-14-2009 07:46 AM

Writing in Japanese is the best way to get help on this forum.

Once you have at least hiragana down come on back and ask.

Jackyquah 12-14-2009 03:12 PM

I read online. (Link : Family)
chichi = my father
okaasan = someoneelse/your father
so it doesn't have to use 'watasi no kazoku de chichi', which is quite long for me.
is it right or wrong ?

Yuusuke 12-14-2009 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by larpa (Post 789186)


Watashi no kazoku wa 4-nin desu. Chichi to haha to imooto to watashi desu. Watashi no kazoku de chichi ga ichiban toshiyori desu. Chichi wa 59-sai desu. Mae chichi ga ichiban takaku nakatta desu. demo ima watashi wa chichi yori takai desu. Haha wa imooto to onaji gurai takai desu. Imooto no namae wa Laura-san desu. Imooto wa Helsinki ni imasu. Chichi to haha wa Tampere ni imasu.

目が痛いよ!日本語だけ下さい

chryuop 12-14-2009 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuusuke (Post 789321)
目が痛いよ!日本語だけ下さい

メイービ ラーイト ライク ディース?

(Don't shoot me people, just kidding).

KyleGoetz 12-15-2009 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackyquah (Post 789320)
I read online. (Link : Family)
chichi = my father
okaasan = someoneelse/your father
so it doesn't have to use 'watasi no kazoku de chichi', which is quite long for me.
is it right or wrong ?

I'm not entirely sure what you're getting at, but おかあさん does not mean "your father."

And in the vein of Chryuop:
Quote:

ルーク、アイ・アム・ユアーおかあさん

chryuop 12-15-2009 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz (Post 789636)
And in the vein of Chryuop
ルーク、アイ・アム・ユアーおかあさん
:

:eek: I knew under that black "dress" there was something hiding...well better missing LOL

KyleGoetz 12-15-2009 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chryuop (Post 789815)
:eek: I knew under that black "dress" there was something hiding...well better missing LOL

I served with your fath- mother in the Clone Wars.


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