chinese review

everything thus far(grammar)

是 shì

to be

老师 lâo shī

teacher

吗ma

add to statement for yes/no question

不bù

not, no

学生 xué sheng

Student

也 yê

too, also

人 rén

people, person

中国 zhōng guó

China (middle country)

北京 bêi jīng

Beijing (north capital)

美国 mêi guó

America (big ram country)

纽约 niû yuē

New York (sound translation)

老 lâo

Old

你叫什么名字

What is your name?

我叫王朋

My name is Wang Peng.

我叫李友

My name is Li You.

你叫王朋吗

Is your name Wang Peng?

你叫李友吗

Is your name Li You?

我不叫王朋

My name is not Wang Peng

我不叫李友

My name is not Li You

你姓什么

What is your surname?

我姓王

My last name is Wang.

我姓李

My surname is Li

我不姓王

My surname is not Wang

我不姓李

My surname is not Li.

请问你贵姓

May I ask, what is your honorable last name?

我姓王你呢

My last name is Wang, how about you?

我姓李你呢

My last name is Li, how about you?

李小姐你叫什么名字

Miss Wang what is your name?

王先生你叫什么名字

Mr Wang what is your name?

我叫王朋你呢

My name is Wang Peng, how about you?

我叫李友你呢

My name is Li You, how about you？

我家有两口人

My family has two members wǒ jiā yǒu liǎng kǒu rén

我家有三口人

My family has three members wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén

我家有四口人

My family has four members wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén

我家有五口人

My family has five members wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén

姐姐和妹妹都是学生

Older sister and younger sister both are students jiě jie hé mèi mei dōu shì xué sheng

哥哥和弟弟都不是律师

Older brother and younger brother both are not lawyers gē ge hé dì di dōu bù shì lǜ shī

我和你都有妹妹

I and you both have younger sisters wǒ hé nǐ dōu yǒu mèi mei

王朋和李友都没有弟弟

Wangpeng and Liyou both dont have younger brothers wáng péng hé lǐ yǒu dōu méi yǒu dì di

你家有几口人

How many people are in your family? nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén

你哥哥家有几口人

How many people are in your older brothers family? nǐ gē ge jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén

你姐姐家有几口人

How many people are in your older sisters family nǐ jiě jie jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén

你有几个妹妹

How many younger sisters do you have nǐ yǒu jǐ ge mèi mei

你有几个姐姐

How many older sisters do you have nǐ yǒu jǐ ge jiě jie

你有几个弟弟

How many younger brothers do you have nǐ yǒu jǐ ge dì di

你有几个哥哥

How many older brothers do you have nǐ yǒu jǐ ge gē ge

爸爸 (baba)

dad

妈妈 (mama)

mom

哥哥 (gege)

older brother

弟弟 (didi)

younger brother

姐姐 (jiejie)

older sister

妹妹 (meimei)

younger sister

大哥 (da ge)

oldest brother

大姐 (da jie)

oldest sister

儿子 (er zi)

son

女儿 ((nu er) (make sure that you remember nu has the 2 dots on top of the U)

daughter

孩子 (hai zi)

child

男 (nan)

male

女 (nu - with the 2 dots on top of the U)

female

她 (ta)

she, her

他 (ta)

him, he

个 (ge) (measure word)

I

那 (na)

that

这 (zhe)

this

谁 (shei)

who

有 (you)

to have

没有 (mei you)

haven't

高 (gao)

tall