Lesson 2 - Family

这

zhè (this)

那

nà (that)

他

tā (he)

她

tā (she)

照片

zhào piàn (photo)

的

de (possessive particle)

我的

wǒ de (mine)

你的

nǐ de (yours)

他的

tā de (his)

她的

tā de (hers)

When can 的 be omitted in a sentence?

When it comes after a personal pronoun (你，我，他 & 她) and before a person/living thing

Can 的 be removed from this sentence: 这是我的老师。

Yes: 这是我老师。

爸爸

bàba (dad)

妈妈

māma (mom)

＊NOT BEING TESTED ON＊: What is parents in Chinese?

fùmǔ or bàbamāma

哥哥

gēge (older brother)

弟弟

dìdi (younger brother)

姐姐

jiějie (older sister)

妹妹

mèimei (younger sister)

儿子

érzi (son)

女儿

nǔér (daughter)

大哥

dàgē (eldest older brother)

二哥

érgē (second oldest brother)

三哥

sāngē (third oldest brother)

大姐

dàjiě (eldest older sister)

二姐

érjiě (second oldest sister)

三姐

sānjiě (third oldest sister)

大妹

dàmei (eldest younger sister)

大弟

dàdi (eldest younger brother)

孩子

háizi (kid)

女孩子

nǔ háizi (little girl)

男孩子

nán háizi (little boy)

女人

nǔ rén (woman)

男人

nán rén (man)

哪

nǎ (which)

哪国人？

nǎ guó rén (What is your nationality?)

个

ge (measure word)

In what context is 个 used as a measure word?

For every objects and people

口

kǒu (measure word)

In what context is 口 used as a measure word?

When describing total number of family members

张

zhāng (measure word)

In what context is 张 used as a measure word?

When describing flat objects

两

liǎng (two of)

When is 一 pronounced in the fourth tone?

When it comes before a weird starting with the 1st-3th tone

When is 一 pronounced in the second tone?

When it comes before a weird starting with the 4th tone

What is the correct sentence structure for measure words?

1: number + measure word + noun

2: specifier + measure word + noun

有

yǒu (have, there is/are)

没

méi yǒu (not have)

谁

shéi (who)