双子の姉妹
futago no shimai
The English phrase "twin sister" is translated into Japanese as 双子の姉妹 (futago no shimai).
The phrase is used to describe twins (siblings) who are sisters.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 双子 (futago), meaning 'twins', the particle の (no), meaning 'of' and 姉妹 (shimai), meaning 'sisters'.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can modify the phrase to be more specific about the age of the sisters.
How do you pronounce it?
futago no shimai
Did you know?
- In traditional Japanese folklore, twins were sometimes viewed with suspicion or as a bad omen, leading to historical customs where one twin was hidden from the community.
- While 双子 is the general term for twins, Japanese also uses 二卵性 for fraternal twins and 一卵性 for identical twins, both of which literally translate to 'two-yolk' and 'one-yolk'.
- In Japanese, the word for 'twin' is 双子 (futago), which literally translates to 'double children'.
Examples in context
- 彼女には双子の姉妹がいます。Kanojo ni wa futago no shimai ga imasu.She has twin sisters.
- 双子の姉妹はとても仲が良いです。Futago no shimai wa totemo naka ga yoi desu.The twin sisters are very close.
- 双子の姉妹が並んで歩いています。Futago no shimai ga narande aruite imasu.Twin sisters are walking side by side.
Example conversation
Daigou and Misaki are looking at a photo.
- 大翔 Hirotoこの二人は誰？Kono futari wa dare?Who are these two?
- 美咲 Misaki私の双子の姉妹だよ。Watashi no futago no shimai da yo.They are my twin sisters.
- 大翔 Hiroto本当にそっくりだね！Hontou ni sokkuri da ne!They look exactly alike!
- 美咲 Misakiうん、よく間違われるよ。Un, yoku machigawareru yo.Yeah, people often mistake them.
