妹さん
いもうとさん
younger sister (polite)
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Examples
妹さんはどこにいますか。
いもうとさんはどこにいますか。
Where is your younger sister?
妹さんは何歳ですか。
いもうとさんはなんさいですか。
How old is your younger sister?
妹さんはピアノが上手ですね。
いもうとさんはピアノがじょうずですね。
Your younger sister is good at piano.
Common patterns
- 妹さんがいる
- to have a younger sister
- 妹さんと話す
- to talk with someone's younger sister
- 妹さんの学校
- your younger sister's school
Memory tip
Use 妹さん only for someone else's younger sister; for your own, drop the さん and say 妹.
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