is it right to say " 私のお母さんの弁護士。or is it wrong - Feed Post by tokyomaria

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  Azurree

  I think it's more natural to say '私の父は弁護士です' :)

  October 1, 2015 at 5:44pm
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  A3agnos

  Why did you switch お母さん to 父?

  October 1, 2015 at 6:06pm
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  tokyomaria

  thank you

  October 1, 2015 at 6:09pm
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  Azurree

  Because you usually talk about other people's Father has お母さん whereas when you're talking about your own father it's 父, same with mother. :)

  October 1, 2015 at 6:23pm
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  A3agnos

  I know, but didn't you switch the Kanji from mother to the Kanji for father? I thought 母 is mother and 父 father.

  October 1, 2015 at 6:33pm
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  Azurree

  Oh I see, yeah my bad, usually you don't say 'san' after, just watashi no 'chichi/haha' in writing it's not to bad, but when talking, if you were to say 'watashi no okasan' it would sound very awkward

  October 2, 2015 at 12:32am
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  A3agnos

  I was just confused due to the change of Kanji.
  Thank you :D

  October 2, 2015 at 12:44am
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  Arachkid

  Ha! I think that could very easily have been read as sexist - more natural to say your father is a lawyer rather than your mother. :P

  October 5, 2015 at 7:14am