4: I live in Tokyo.
Talking about family, age, relationships, and personal information.
This lesson focuses on discussing family members, ages, relationships, and personal information. You'll learn how to introduce family members, ask about age, and talk about where you live.

Key topics:
- ・Family members and relationships
- ・Asking and telling ages
- ・Introducing family members
- ・Talking about pets and animals
- ・Numbers 11-20 and decades (20, 30, 40, etc.)
- ・Describing family situations
- ・Basic conversation about personal life
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: ~歳 (~さい)
Used to express age. 歳 (sai) is the counter for years of age. Always comes after the number.
Rule 2: Introduction with こちらは
こちらは is a polite way to say 'this is' when introducing someone. More formal than これは.
Rule 3: Possessive の
The particle の shows possession or relationship, similar to 's or 'of' in English.
Rule 4: Asking age with いくつ or なんさい
いくつですか? is a polite way to ask 'how old?' なんさいですか? is more direct but still polite. Use おいくつですか? for very polite situations.
Exercises
Question 1
Complete the sentence meaning 'I am 20 years old.'
わたしは にじゅう ______ です。
Question 2
How do you politely ask 'How old is your child?'
Question 3
Complete the polite introduction meaning 'This is my mother.'
______ は わたしの はは です。
Question 4
What does 'わたしの あに' mean?
Question 5
Choose the correct reading of 父 to complete the sentence.
わたしの ______ です。
Question 6
How do you ask 'How old are you?' to a child?
Question 7
Choose the correct reading of 母 to complete the sentence.
わたしの ______ です。
Question 8
Which is the most polite way to ask someone's age?
Question 9
Complete the introduction meaning 'This is my father.' (polite)
______ は わたしの ちち です。
Question 10
How do you say 'my mother' in Japanese?
Question 11
Choose the correct reading of 子ども to complete the sentence.
ふたり ______ が います。
Question 12
How do you say 'I am 25 years old.'?
Question 13
Complete the phrase meaning 'Japan's country' or 'country of Japan'.
にほん ______ くに
Question 14
Which is more polite for introducing a person?
Question 15
Choose the correct reading of 日本 to complete the sentence.
______ に いきます。
Question 16
You meet a friend with a young child. How do you ask the child's age politely?
Question 17
Complete the introduction meaning 'This is my younger sister.' (polite)
______ は わたしの いもうと です。
Question 18
How do you say '8 years old' in Japanese?
Question 19
Complete the phrase meaning 'my child'.
わたし ______ こども
Question 20
Choose the correct sentence meaning 'This is my father. He is 50 years old.'