Marugoto A1 L4 Ask and tell about family using a family photo

 Do you remember the four questions that asked about someone's family using a family photo?

Marugoto A1 L4 Family Vocabulary Quiz

 Test yourself family vocabulary.

 

Compliment the person in the photo.

Song : Suzuki-san no gokazoku

「鈴木さんのご家族」Song Video（漢語の数え方② ～歳＆家族の呼び方）

You can download the song lyrics from here,

Suzuki-san no gokazoku lyrics

Haha or Okaasan

Haha is used when talking about your mother to a SOTO group (acquaintance, stranger, people you don't know very well, etc.). Soto means outside. 

Okaasan is used when  

1. Talk about someone else's mother. ex. "Tanaka san no okaasan" Mr Tanaka's mother
2. Address your mother. It is similar to "Mum".
3. Talk about your mother casually to the UCHI group (family, close friends, colleagues, etc.). Uchi means inside.

Which do you use haha or okaasan when you talk about your mother?

• To your close friend → okaasan
• To your colleague → haha / okaasan
• To your teacher → haha / okaasan
• To a stranger at a party → haha
• To the crowd at the meeting → haha
• To your friend's mother, you don't know very well → haha
• To your sibling → okaasan

Did you answer correctly? 

The distinction between 'haha' and 'Okaasan' depends on your relationship with the person you're talking to.