Learn Chinese with Julie. Lesson #15 Family Vocabulary
Today's lesson is super simple yet very important. We will learn chinese family vocabulary and simple sentences. For Chinese people family is very important. So family language vocabulary us a bit complicated at the beginning for foreigners as each family member is called with specific word.
Vocabulary
妈妈 mā mā – mom, mother
爸爸 bà bà – dad, father
姐姐 jiě jiě – elder sister
妹妹 mèi mèi – younger sister
弟弟 dì dì – younger brother
哥哥 gē gē – elder brother
儿子 ér zi – son
女儿 nǚ ér – daughter
老婆 lǎo pó – wife
漂亮 piào liàng – beautiful
高 gāo – tall
大 dà – big
小 xiǎo – small
岁 suì – age, years old
家 jiā – family
这 zhè – it, this
Phrases
你爸爸在那儿工作
Where does your father work?
Use google translator and chinese keyboard to find the meanings of words in red color.
Grammar Point
在哪儿 - where / where is it
他在那儿工作 - where does he work?
Summary
I hope there wasn't too much vocabulary but no worries just study step by step. Write in comments who is in your family
妈妈, 爸爸, 弟弟 (this is easy to remember, I connect it with Dee Dee - sister of Dexter from "Dexter's Laboratory" cartoon. I was thinking about my brother as about the Dee Dee many times. He also destroys everything he touches :D).
By the way - you shared 老婆 , wife, but you didn't share "husband". How would it be in Chinese?
Thank you for sharing this wonderful lesson with us :)
Thank you for your interest @papi.mati. Yes, exactly Dee Dee😀 In Chinese you say brother with forth tone as if you are yelling😆. Husband is 丈夫 , 老公
Your lessons are getting very interesting, thanks a lot for your contribution