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