Family Basics
Learn how to talk about your family and who is in it.
1. Core family words
家庭
jiātíng
family爸爸
bàba
dad妈妈
māma
mum哥哥
gēge
older brother姐姐
jiějie
older sister我有一个家庭。
I have a family.
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2. Younger family members
弟弟
dìdi
younger brother妹妹
mèimei
younger sister兄弟姐妹
xiōngdì jiěmèi
siblings我有两个兄弟姐妹。
I have two siblings.
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3. Numbers and people
有
yǒu
to have口
kǒu
measure word (family)人
rén
person个
gè
general measure word我家有四口人。
There are four people in my family.
4. Extended family
爷爷
yéye
grandfather奶奶
nǎinai
grandmother和
hé
and的
de
possessive这是我的爸爸和妈妈。
This is my dad and mum.
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Complete
我有一个家庭。我家有四口人：爸爸，妈妈，我和哥哥。