EP71 家庭成员 Family Members

 Chinese 101: How do Chinese call their different family members

 

Language Tips: The only Child & Two Child Policy

 

Story of the Day: A Castle In The Air空中楼阁 kōng zhōng lóu gé

 

Dialogue:

 

A:你家有几口人?

 

nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ?

 

How many people are there in your family?

 

B:我家有四口人,爸爸,妈妈,姐姐和我。你呢?

 

wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén ,bà bà ,mā mā ,jiě jiě hé wǒ 。nǐ ne ?

 

There’re 4 people in my family. Father, mother, my sister and me. How about you?

 

A:我家是三口之家,父母只有我一个孩子。很羡慕你有个姐姐!

 

wǒ jiā shì sān kǒu zhī jiā ,fù mǔ zhǐ yǒu wǒ yī gè hái zǐ 。hěn xiàn mù nǐ yǒu gè jiě jiě !

 

My family is a three member family. I'm the only child of my parents. I envy you for having a sister!

 

B:哈哈,我也很羡慕独生子女呢!

 

Haha, I envy the only child in family too!

 

hā hā ,wǒ yě hěn xiàn mù dú shēng zǐ nǚ ne !

 

Words & expressions:

 

【家】jiā:family

 

【爸爸】bà bà:father

 

【妈妈】mā mā: mother

 

【姐姐】iě jiě : older sister

 

【几口人】jǐ kǒu rén: how many people 

 

【三口之家】sān kǒu zhī jiā:three member family

 

【父母】fù mǔ:parents

 

【只有】zhǐ yǒu: only

 

【孩子】hái zǐ: child; children

 

【羡慕】xiàn mù: envy

 

【独生子女】dú shēng zǐ nǚ: the only child in one’s family; single child

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang