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Cue: Uchi no haha desu. This is my mother.
Response: Ā, okā-san desu ka. Oh, she’s your mother?

Repeat the exercise using the following:
1. Uchi no ryōshin desu.

2. Uchi no musuko desu.
3. Uchi no sofu desu.
4. Uchi no kanai desu.
5. Uchi no ane desu.

PATTERN PRACTICE 6
Cue: Onī-san ogenki desu ka. Is your brother doing well?

Response: Ani desu ka. Hai, genki My brother? Yes, he is.
desu.

Cue: Obā-san ogenki desu ka. Is your grandma doing well?
Response: Sobo desu ka. Hai genki My grandma? Yes, she is.
desu.

Repeat the drill with the following information:

1. Otō-san ogenki desu ka.
2. Ojō-san ogenki desu ka.
3. Oko-san ogenki desu ka.
4. Go-kyōdai ogenki desu ka.
5. Oku-san ogenki desu ka.

EXERCISE 5
Say it in Japanese
You are talking about family with a friend.

1. How many people are in your family?
2. Where do they live?
3. Do you have siblings?
4. Are your grandparents doing well?
5. How old are your parents?

6. There are six people in my family; my parents, older brother and two little
sisters.
7. Everyone lives in America, but my older sister will move to France next