How to say “Mom (Mother) and Dad (Father)” in Japanese?
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Audio Notes
Pronunciation in Japanese
ちちうえ(chichiue) = Father (polite, traditional)
ははうえ(hahaue) = Mother (polite, traditional)
おとうさん(お父さん/otousan) = Father
おかあさん(お母さん/okaasan) = Mother
とうさん(tousann) = Dad
かあさん(kaasan) = Mom
とうちゃん(touchan) = Dad
かあちゃん(kaachan) =Mom
パパ(papa)= Pap
ママ(mama)= Mom
おとう(otou) = Pap
おかあ(oka) = Mom
おやじ(oyaji) =Dad (old guy)
かあちゃん(kaachan) =Mom
じじい(jijii) = old guy
ばばあ(babaa) = Old lady
Meaning
Father
Mother
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Thank you so much for spending your time to help people speak japanese. I appreciate it so much! Arigato Gozaimasu, Mite agete!
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Douitashi mashite
what about
okaa (ma)
otou(pa)
chichi ue
and
haha ue?
Very good points!! Those have been added to the post. Thank you for the comment.
When I was a little boy, I had 2 grandfathers. One of them died before I was 10, if I recall. I called him “Bawbaw,” which sounds similar to one of the pronunciation for old lady.