day 20husbands, wives and little ones

husbands, wives and little ones

Talk about couples, children and family ties, and say “must be really…” and “far more” with よっぽど.

today’s words

• よっぽど · very; must be really (spoken よほど)
• つながり · connection, ties, bond
• 仲直り なかなおり · making up (after a quarrel)
• 仲良し なかよし · close friends; getting along well
• 亡くす なくす · to lose (someone, to death)
• 女房 にょうぼう · (my) wife (casual, older men)
• 花嫁 はなよめ · bride
• 夫妻 ふさい · Mr and Mrs, husband and wife (formal)
• 父母 ふぼ · father and mother, parents (formal)
• 坊ちゃん ぼっちゃん · (your) son; young master
• 待ち合わせる まちあわせる · to meet up (at an arranged time and place)
• 身分 みぶん · social status, position; identity
• 名字 みょうじ · surname, family name
• 姪 めい · niece
• 目上 めうえ · your senior, someone above you
• 目下 めした · your junior, someone below you
• 幼児 ようじ · small child, toddler
• 保育園 ほいくえん · day nursery
• 坊や ぼうや · little boy, sonny

sentences

• あんなに急いで帰るなんて、よっぽど大事な用があるのだろう。 · Rushing home like that, she must have something really important to do.
• よっぽどのことがない限り、約束は守る。 · Unless something really serious happens, I keep my promises.
• 彼は、目上にも目下にも丁寧だ。 · He’s polite to everyone, above him or below.
• 一昨年結婚して、名字が変わった。 · My surname changed when I got married the year before last.
• 祖父は若い時に父母を亡くして、苦労したそうだ。 · My grandfather lost his parents when he was young and had a hard time, I'm told.