Chinese 101: How do Chinese call their different family members
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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
