Family and pets at home | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: In a language classroom, two adults talk about living with a child and having a pet at home..

EN → JA / Level: A1

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Use Family and pets at home to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

家族と暮らしていますか。

kah-zoh-KOO toh koo-rah-shee-TEH ee-MAHS kah Do you live with family?
B

子どもと暮らしています。

ah-YEE toh koo-rah-shee-TEH ee-MAHS I live with my child.
A

家にペットもいますか。

ee-eh nee PEHT-toh moh ee-MAHS kah Is there a pet at home too?
B

小さい犬を飼っています。

CHEE-sah-ee EE-noo oh KAHT-teh ee-MAHS We have a small dog.
A

子どもと犬は仲がいいですか。

koh-doh-MOH toh EE-noo wah nah-kah gah EE dehss kah How do they get along?
B

子どもと犬は毎日一緒に遊びます。

koh-doh-MOH toh EE-noo wah my-nee-chee ee-SHOH-nee ah-soo-bee-MAHS They play together every day.

Word by Word

家族 家族 means “family” here, in the question 家族と暮らしていますか. It names the people someone lives with, and it can be followed by と when expressing living with them. You could use it when asking about someone’s family life.
と In 家族と暮らしていますか and 子どもと暮らしています, と marks the person someone lives with. A reliable reuse pattern is a person or group + と + 暮らす. The same form also links nouns in 子どもと犬, meaning “the child and the dog.”
暮らしています 暮らしています means “live” or “live with” in 家族と暮らしていますか and 子どもと暮らしています. The dictionary form is 暮らす, and 暮らしています is the polite form used for a current living situation. Use it to describe who someone lives with.
か か turns the preceding statement into a question, as in 家族と暮らしていますか and 家にペットもいますか. It appears at the end of these polite questions. Use it when asking for information rather than making a statement.
子ども 子ども means “child” here, in 子どもと暮らしています and 子どもと犬は仲がいいですか. In the first sentence, it refers to the child B lives with. It can be followed by と to show a companion or to link it with another noun.
家 家 means “home” or “house” here, in 家にペットもいますか. It identifies the place where the pet may be. A common reuse pattern is 家に + something that exists or is located there.
に In 家にペットもいますか, に marks 家 as the place where the pet exists. With a place and いる, it helps ask what or who is there. Use it after a location when describing where something is.
ペット ペット means “pet” here, in 家にペットもいますか. It refers generally to an animal kept at home, before the dialogue specifies a dog. You can use it when asking whether someone has an animal at home.
も も means “also” or “too” here, in 家にペットもいますか. It adds the pet as another thing being asked about in addition to the family. Use it after the noun or phrase that is also included.
小さい 小さい means “small” here and directly describes the dog in 小さい犬. It appears before the noun it describes. A reliable reuse pattern is an adjective such as 小さい + a noun when describing its size.
犬 犬 means “dog” here, in 小さい犬を飼っています and 子どもと犬は仲がいいですか. It first identifies the pet and later identifies one of the two subjects being discussed. It can be followed by を when it is the pet someone keeps or by は when it is the topic.
を を marks 小さい犬 as the object in 小さい犬を飼っています. It shows what is being kept as a pet. A common reuse pattern is a noun + を + verb.
飼っています 飼っています means “keep” or “have as a pet” here, in 小さい犬を飼っています. The dictionary form is 飼う, and this polite form describes an ongoing pet-keeping situation. Use it after the animal and を when saying that you keep a pet.
は は marks 子どもと犬 as the topic in 子どもと犬は仲がいいですか and 子どもと犬は毎日一緒に遊びます. The rest of each sentence gives information about that topic. A common reuse pattern is a noun or noun phrase + は + information about it.
仲がいい The whole expression 仲がいい means “get along well” in 子どもと犬は仲がいいですか. 仲 refers to the relationship, が marks that relationship within the expression, and いい describes it as good. Use it when asking or saying that two people or animals have a good relationship.
です です is the polite sentence ending in 仲がいいですか. Here it makes the statement about the relationship polite before か turns it into a question. Use it after a polite description when speaking in a polite style.
毎日 毎日 means “every day” here, in 子どもと犬は毎日一緒に遊びます. It tells how often the action happens and shows that the playing is a daily routine. A common reuse pattern is 毎日 + a verb.
一緒 一緒 means “together” here, in 一緒に遊びます. With に, it describes the way the child and dog play. Use it when two or more people or animals do an action together.
遊びます 遊びます means “play” here, in 子どもと犬は毎日一緒に遊びます. The dictionary form is 遊ぶ, and 遊びます is its polite form, used here for a regular activity. Use it when talking about children or animals spending time playing.

Grammar Points

〜ています

家で犬を飼っています。

ee-eh deh EE-noo oh KAHT-teh ee-MAHS

I have a dog at home.

〜ています describes an ongoing state or situation, not only an action happening right now.

一緒に＋動詞

家族と一緒に遊びます。

kah-zoh-KOO toh ee-SHOH-nee ah-soo-bee-MAHS

I play together with my family.

一緒に means “together” and comes before the verb to show that people do something together.

Japanese Vocabulary

ペット noun
PEHT-toh pet

家にペットもいますか。

一緒に adv
ee-SHOH-nee together

子どもと犬は毎日一緒に遊びます。

家 noun
ee-eh home; house

家にペットもいますか。

家族 noun
kah-zoh-KOO family

家族と暮らしていますか。

犬 noun
EE-noo dog

小さい犬を飼っています。

子ども noun
koh-doh-MOH child

子どもと暮らしています。

飼う verb
kah-OO to keep; to have as a pet 飼っています

小さい犬を飼っています。

小さい adj
CHEE-sah-ee small

小さい犬を飼っています。

仲がいい phrase
nah-kah gah EE to get along well

子どもと犬は仲がいいですか。

暮らす verb
koo-RAH-soo to live 暮らしています

家族と暮らしていますか。

毎日 adv
my-nee-chee every day

子どもと犬は毎日一緒に遊びます。

遊ぶ verb
ah-soo-BOO to play 遊びます

子どもと犬は毎日一緒に遊びます。

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to live

Show Answer暮らしています

to get along well

Show Answer仲がいい

to keep; to have as a pet

Show Answer飼っています

to play

Show Answer遊びます