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What Should I Call "You"? Part 3: Using Family Roles/Social Roles

The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

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I'm a Brick Brother, or a Yam to Thad Too?

My daughter sometimes calls me lik instead of maam, just calling me mam. She says, my mam. And then e arently know you since i camemy mam. I don't think thinks you could, but i don't think it's very common. Like if a parent is talking to they're like, the younger, so blang, they mk, oh, go give that to your big brother, or give that to big brother,. They wouldn't directly address the other kid as big brother. Maybe she's like being hip and like, hama, my man. That's kit tom.

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