第六课：
我的家
jiā
家
Family; home
jiā rén
家人
bàba
māma
爸爸 – dad
妈妈 – mom
gēge
jiějie
哥哥 – elder brother
姐姐- elder sister
dìdi
mèimei
弟弟- younger brother
妹妹 – younger sister
有 yŏu
yŏu
to have； “there are”/ “there is”
我有姐姐。
I have an elder sister.
他有弟弟。
He has a younger brother.
谁有妹妹？
Who has a younger sister?
有 yŏu
, continued
我家有五个人。
There are five people in my family./
My family has five people.
她家有六个人。
There are six people in her family./
Her family has six people.
没 méi
negative word; not, don’t
• 没 is used to negate the verb 有
• 没有 ＝ doesn’t/don’t have
我没有哥哥。
I don’t have an elder brother.
老师没有羊。
Teacher doesn’t have a goat.
个 gè
measure word for people
• In Chinese, you must use a measure word, or
classifier, between a number and a noun.
• This is similar to two loaves of bread or five pairs of
pants in English
• The measure word for people in Chinese is 个 gè
Examples:
七个人
Seven people
两个弟弟
三个老师
two younger brothers three teachers
几 jĬ
• 几 means “how many”
• It is used to ask questions about quantity
你几岁？
How old are you?/ “You are how many years old”?
你家有几个人？
How many people are in your family?
也 yě
also, too
我有哥哥， 姐姐， 也有妹妹。
I have an elder brother (and)elder sister, (I ) also
have a younger sister.
你有弟弟吗？我也有弟弟。
Do you have a younger brother? I also have a
younger brother.
Asking about family
Question
你家有几个人？
Answer
• 我家有四个人。
他有妹妹吗？
• 有， 他有两个妹妹。
我家有三个人，你家呢？
我有弟弟，你呢？
• 没有， 他没有妹妹。
• 我家有五个人。
• 我也有弟弟。
• 我没有弟弟，我有哥哥。
和 hé
and
• 和 is only used to link nouns (never verbs)
• It is often used to at the end of a list
Example:
我有哥哥，姐姐，弟弟， 和三个妹妹。
Translate to English
1)他家有几个人？
2) 你有几个妹妹？
3) 我也有两个弟弟。
4) 我有一个哥哥，一个
姐姐，和三个妹妹。
1) How many people are
there in his family?
2) How many younger
sisters do you have?
1) I also have two younger
brothers.
4) I have an one older
brother, one older sister,
and three younger sisters.
Questions You Can Ask and Answer
Question
Answer
• 你叫什么名字？
• 我叫。。。
What is your name?
• 你几岁？OR
你多大？
• 我。。。岁。
How old are you?
• 你家有几个人？
• 我家有。。。个人。
Questions You Can Ask and Answer,
continued
Question
Answer
• 你有。。。吗？
• 有， 我 有。。。
Do you have (sibling)?
OR
没有， 我没有。。。
• 你家有什么人？
What family members do you have?
• 我（家）有。。。
和。。。
写一下！(Write a bit!)
Pretend you are one of the boys in this picture and write
as many sentences as you can about your family. You can
include name, age, family members – anything you can
think of. You can use “这是我的家。。。” as a start.
Sentences to Describe Family Pictures
• 他／她叫。。。
(He/she is called…;His/her name is…)
• 他／她。。。岁。
(He/she is …years old.)
• 他／她有。。。和。。。(He/she has … and…)
OR
他／她有。。。也有。。。(He/she has…also has…)
Grandparents
Father’s Side
Grandfather
yéye
爷爷
Grandmother
Mother’s Side
Grandfather
Wàigōng
(lăoyé)
外公 (姥爷）
năinai
Grandmother
Wàipó
(lăolao)
奶奶
外婆 （姥姥）
Children
háizi
孩子
érzi
儿子
nŭér
Child
Son
Daughter
女儿
xiōngdìjiěmèi
兄弟姐妹
Siblings
Specific Terms for Siblings
dàjiě
Eldest sister
大姐
dàgē
大哥
xiăomèi
小妹
xiăodì
小弟
Eldest brother
Youngest sister
Youngest brother
Specific Terms for Siblings
Middle siblings are refered to by birth order:
二姐
Second eldest sister
二哥
Second eldest brother
二妹
Second eldest younger
sister
Third eldest younger
brother
三弟
“这是谁？”
Share your family pictures and ask about the other person’s
family members
.
Person 1
zhè shì shéi
Person 2
nà shì wŏ
Q. 这是谁？
A. 那是我
______ 。
jĭ suì
duō dà
Q. ____几岁／多大？
tā
tā
suì
A. 他／她______
岁。
工作 (gōngzuò)
job; to work
lăoshī
老师
gōngrén
工人
Teacher
Worker, laborer
hùshi
护士
Nurse
yīshēng
医生
Doctor
Asking about jobs
工作 （gōngzuò) = job
做 （zuò) = to do
Sentence Pattern for asking what someone’s job is:
zuò
gōngzuò
(Subject) 做什么工作？
= What job does subject do?
(Literally: Subject does what job?)
Examples for asking about job:
中文
zuò
English
gōngzuò
Q:她做什么工作？
A:她是老师。
Q. 你妈妈做什么工
作？
A. 我妈妈是医生。
Q. What job does she do?
A. She is a teacher.
Q. What job does your mom
do?
A. My mom is a doctor.