家族構成について話してみよう

Talking about your family
自分の家族を説明してみましょう。
日本では家族構成について深く話す文化はあまりないかもしれません。しかし海外では、自己紹介をするときに家族構成について話すことはよくあります。
Please tell me about your family.
 
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Please tell me about your family.

My family members include my husband, three y/o son, and me. We live in Tokyo, Japan. My parents live in Saitama, Japan. I have two my elder sisters. The one is a single. The another is married and has a daughter. My husband has also two elder sisters. My mother-in-law live in Okinawa alone. Her husband -my father-in-law- was dead 20 years ago.

自然な表現

My family members include my husband, three y/o son, and me. We live in Tokyo, Japan. My parents live in Saitama, Japan. I have two    older sisters.    One is    single. The other is married and has a daughter. My husband also has two older sisters. My mother-in-law lives in Okinawa alone. Her husbandmy father-in-law—died 20 years ago.

1. There's no need to add "my" here since you said "I have".
2, 7. It would be more natural to use the adjective "older" here.
3. There's no need to use an article here.
4. Since "single" is used as an adjective, you should omit the article.
5. When referring to a specific other person, we say "the other one", not "another".
6. This would be a more natural word order to use here.
8. The third-person singular in the simple present tense always ends in –s.
9, 10a. You should use em dashes (—) here. An em dash is much longer than a hyphen and is used to replace commas, parentheses, colons, and semicolons, usually to show emphasis. Also, remove the spaces before and after them.
10b. You should use the past tense of the verb "die" here to indicate something that happened in the past.
You have a lovely family dynamic. Would you consider your family to be a large one when it comes to family dynamics in Japan?

I consider my family is a little large one because there is popular that a family has few kids or many single people in Japan. In Japan, old people have been increasing, while young people have been decreasing. It is called "aging society with fewer children". How about are you? Please tell me about your family?

自然な表現

I consider my family    a little large    because it is popular that a family has few kids or many single people in Japan. In Japan, the number of old people has been increasing, while the number of young people has been decreasing. It is called "aging society with fewer children". How about    you? Please tell me about your family.

1. There's no need to add the "be" verb after "consider".
2. It's not necessary to say "one" here.
3. You should use "it" here. We say "something" is popular.
4, 6. You should add "the number of" here to refer to the number of old/young people.
5, 7. Since we used the singular noun "number", the verb should be in the singular form.
8. There's no need to add the "be" verb here.
9. Since this is not a question, use a full stop here.
I see. What is the average number of kids per family in Japan nowadays? I currently live with my husband and two kids. My husband has four brothers while I am an only child to a single mother.

Thank you for telling about your family. Nowadays, it is one kid per family in Japan. How old and gender are your kids? What is the average number of kids per family in your country?

自然な表現

Thank you for telling me about your family. Nowadays, it is one kid per family in Japan. How old and what gender are your kids? What is the average number of kids per family in your country?

1. You should add "me" here to clarify who they're telling that to.
2. Add "what" to pose a question about the gender.
Oh really? Why do families decide on just having one kid?
I have a boy and a girl. Both are still toddlers. In our country, we don't have a limit to the number of kids in a family. As long as the parents can provide, they can choose to have more kids. However, on average, families have at least 2 kids.

Your kids are very cute generation! My kid is the almost same age as yours. In general, the reason of declining kids is said that Japanese tend to get married later or keeping a single. My friends are about half of getting married. They have one or two kids. Do your kids do to a kindergarten? My son goes to a nursery school nearby my home by walking on weekdays. My husband brings him there every morning. I pick up him every evening.

自然な表現

Your kids are a very cute generation! My kid is almost the same age as yours. In general, the reason the number of kids is declining is said to be that Japanese tend to get married later or remain    single. Only half of my friends are married. They have one or two kids. Do your kids go to    kindergarten? My son goes to a nursery school near my home by foot on weekdays. My husband brings him there every morning. I pick up him every evening.

1. Use an indefinite article before an adverb followed by an adjective modifying a non-specific countable noun/pronoun.
2. You should use this word order here.
3. This part was rephrased a bit to make it clearer and more natural.
4. It would be more appropriate to use the verb "remain" here.
5. As mentioned, "single" is used as an adjective, so you should omit the article.
6. This sentence was a bit confusing, so it was rephrased to make it clearer.
7. I believe you meant to say "go" here.
8. It's not necessary to use an article to refer to "kindergarten" in a general sense.
9. You should use the preposition "near" here. When "near" is a preposition, it means "close to".
10. We usually say "by foot".
Thank you! I see. That is the same situation in my country. People marry late which makes it hard to have kids. My son also goes to kindergarten too. It is such a big help for him to learn independence. What do you think of kids going to kindergarten at an early age?

I think that it is very good so that my son learn a social community. He goes to the nursery school since 7 months old , seems being enjoy to play with classmates. He sometimes fights with them as taking toys. He also learn words from them. He listens to descriptions from teachers and often being consulted with them.

自然な表現

I think that it is very good    that my son learns about social communities. He has been going to    nursery school since he was 7 months old and seems to enjoy playing with classmates. He sometimes fights with them and takes their toys. He also learns words from them. He listens to descriptions from teachers and is often consulted by them.

1. There's no need to add "so" here.
2, 12. The third-person singular in the simple present tense always ends in –s.
3. You should add "about" here. We learn "about" something. When we "learn" something, we go through a process to be able to do something. To learn "about" something means to be educated about, to read about, to know certain facts about something.
4. Use the plural when speaking in a general sense.
5. You should use the present perfect continuous to refer to something that started in the past and has continued up to the present moment.
6. There's no need to use an article to refer to "nursery school".
7. You should add this here to refer to his age.
8. It would be more appropriate to use "and" here.
9. You should use "to" before the infinitive "enjoy" here.
10. The verb “enjoy” is always followed by a verb in gerund form. Gerunds are -ing verbs used as nouns.
11, 13. This expresses your point in a clearer way.
  • an only child(一人っ子)
  • strict([性格が]厳しい)
  • gentle([性格が]優しい)
  • grandmother(おばあちゃん)
  • grandfather(おじいちゃん)
  • aunt(叔母さん)
  • uncle(叔父さん)
  • cousin(いとこ)
  • an apartment(マンション/アパート)
  • younger [sister/brother](妹/弟)
  • older [sister/brother](姉/兄)
  • My[father/mother..] works at~.(私の[ ]は~で働いています。)
  • My[father/mother...] is~.(私の[ ]は~です。)
  • My family lives in~.(私の家族は~に住んでいます。)
  • My family members include my father, mother, younger sister and me.(私の家族は父と母と妹と私です。)
  • I am an only child.(私は一人っ子です。)

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