Family is very important in Japanese culture, and there are specific words depending on whose family you're talking about.
In this lesson, you'll learn family vocabulary and the important distinction between humble and honorific terms.
This is a key cultural point: you use humble words for YOUR family and honorific words for OTHERS' families.
In Japanese, you use different words for your own family members versus someone else's. For example, your mother is 'haha' (母) but someone else's mother is 'okaasan' (お母さん). This reflects Japanese politeness culture.