1) I can tell others how many family members there are in my family;.
2) I can say different family members in Chinese. I
Translate the following questions to Chinese:
1) There are 4 people in my family.
2) This is my mother/father/older brother/younger brother/older sister/younger sister.
有(yǒu) to have
个(gè) measure word (general)
口 (kǒu) mouth; measure word
人(rén) person
爸爸(bàba) Dad
妈妈(māma) Mom
哥哥(gēge) older brother
姐姐(jiějie) older sister
弟弟(dìdi) younger brother
妹妹(mèimei) younger sister
和（hé） and
爷爷 (yéye) paternal grandfather
奶奶 (nǎinai) paternal grandmother
家(jiā) family, home
家人 (jiārén) family members
爱(ài) love
1) Pattern:
Q: 你家有几口人？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? = 你家有几个人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén? = How many people are there in your family?
A: 我家有X个人 。Wǒ jiā yǒu X kǒu rén=我家有X口人。Wǒ jiā yǒu X gè rén。=There are X people in my family.
口 (kǒu ) means "mouth". It functions as a measure word instead of a noun. It is interchangeable with 个 (gè) when it refers to the number of people in a household, i.e. 三口人=三个人=there people.
2) Possessive pronoun: Pronoun + 的 (de)
我的 (wǒ de) my; mine 你的 (nǐ de) your;yours 他的 (tā de) his 她的 (tā de) her; hers
我们的 ( (wǒmen de) our; ours 你们的 (nǐmen de) your; yours (plural.) 他们的 (tāmen de) their; theirs
谁的 (shéi de) whose 老师的 (lǎoshī de) the teacher's
I can ask for another person's identity:
Translate the following questions to Chinese:
1) Who is she?
2) She is my mom.
他(tā) he; him
她(tā) she, her
谁(shéi/shuí) who, whom
朋友(péngyou) friend
Mǐnyǔ: Pítè, tā shì shéi? 敏宇：皮特，她是谁？
Minwoo: Peter, who's she?
Pítè: Tā shì wǒ mèimei. 皮特：她是我妹妹。
Peter: She's my sister.
Mǐnyǔ: Tā shì shéi? 敏宇：他是谁？
Minwoo: Who's he?
Pítè: Tā shì wǒ bàba. 皮特：他是我爸爸。
Peter: He's my father.
Mǐnyǔ: Tā shì shéi? 敏宇：她是谁？
Minwoo: Who's she?
Pítè: Tā shì wǒ māma. 皮特：她是我妈妈。
Peter: She is my mother.
Mǐnyǔ: Tā shì shéi? 敏宇：他是谁？
Minwoo: Who's he?
Pítè: Tā shì wǒ péngyou. 皮特：他是我朋友。
Peter: He's my friend.
Pattern:
Q: 他是谁？ tā shì shéi？Who is he?
or 她是谁？ tā shì shéi？Who is she?
A: 他/她 是 XX. tā shì XX. He/She is XX.
Answer the following questions in Chinese:
1) How old is the speaker's father?
2) How old is her mother?
3) Who in her family is 70 years old?
4) 谁二十岁了？Shéi èr shí suì le?
5) 谁九十岁了？Shéi jiǔ shí suì le?
表哥 (biǎogē ) cousin (older male)
姑姑(gūgu ) aunt (paternal)
姑父(gūfù ) uncle-in-law (paternal)
外曾祖母 (wài zēng zǔmǔ) great grandma (maternal)