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Basic Conversations for Beginners: Lesson 10

Family

Conversation I
Mandarin English
丽萍: dàwèi
大卫,
jiā
yǒu
kòu
rén
人?
Liping: David, how many people are there in your family?
大卫:
kòu
rén
人。
jiā
ne
呢?
David: Four people. What about you?
丽萍: sān
kòu
rén
人。
bàba
爸爸、
māma
妈妈
我。
Liping: Three people. Father, mother and me.
Vocabulary
jiā n family, home
yǒu v have, there to be
kǒu measure word measure word for people in a family
rén n people
Conversation II
Mandarin English
丽萍:
jiā
yǒu
shénme
什么
rén
人?
Liping: Who are there in your family?
大卫: bàba
爸爸、
māma
妈妈
mèimei
妹妹。
David: Father, mother and a younger sister.
丽萍:
mèimei
妹妹
shì
xuéshēng
学生
ma
吗?
Liping: Is your sister a student?
大卫: shì
是,
xuéxí
学习
rìyǔ
日语。
David: Yes, she learns Japanese.
Vocabulary
妹妹 mèimei n younger sister
学习 xuéxí v to study
日语 rìyǔ n Japanese
Conversation III
大卫:
jiā
yǒu
shuí
谁?
David: Who is in your family?
玛丽: bàba
爸爸、
māma
妈妈、
gēge
哥哥。
Mary: Father, mother, elder brother.
大卫:
gēge
哥哥
jiéhūn
结婚
le
ma
吗?
David: Is your elder brother married?
玛丽: jiéhūn
结婚
le
了。
àirén
爱人
shì
hùshi
护士。
Mary: He is married. His wife is a nurse.
大卫: tàmen
他们
yǒu
háizi
孩子
ma
吗?
David: Do they have children?
玛丽: méiyǒu
没有。
Mary: No.
Vocabulary
结婚 jiéhūn v to marry
爱人 àirén n wife, husband
护士 hùshi n nurse
孩子 háizi n child, children
méi adv no, not

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