Me, My Family and Friends (AQA) - Mandarin

你好 (Nǐ hǎo)

Hello

我叫… (Wǒ jiào…)

My name is…

我的名字是… (Wǒ de míngzì shì…)

My name is… (formal)

我今年…岁 (Wǒ jīnnián … suì)

I am … years old

我是英国人 (Wǒ shì Yīngguó rén)

I am British

我的生日是… (Wǒ de shēngrì shì…)

My birthday is…

我是…年出生的，所以我是… (Wǒ shì … nián chūshēng de, suǒyǐ wǒ shì…)

I was born in …, so my zodiac sign is…

家人 (jiārén)

Family

我家有…口人 (Wǒ jiā yǒu … kǒu rén)

There are … people in my family

爷爷 (yéye)

Paternal grandfather

外公 (wàigōng)

Maternal grandfather

叔叔 (shūshu)

Father’s younger brother

伯伯 (bóbo)

Father's older brother

舅舅 (jiùjiu)

Mother’s brother

姨夫 (yífu)

Aunt’s husband

我尊重我的父母 (Wǒ zūnzhòng wǒ de fùmǔ)

I respect my parents

我和我的家人相处得很好 (Wǒ hé wǒ de jiārén xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo)

I get along well with my family

我们有时候会有矛盾 (Wǒmen yǒu shíhòu huì yǒu máodùn)

Sometimes we have disagreements

朋友 (péngyǒu)

Friend

好朋友 (hǎo péngyǒu)

Best friend

同学 (tóngxué)

Classmate

善良 (shànliáng)

Kind

外向 (wàixiàng)

Outgoing

内向 (nèixiàng)

Introverted

幽默 (yōumò)

Funny

我的好朋友叫… (Wǒ de hǎo péngyǒu jiào…)

My best friend is called…

我们一起打篮球 (Wǒmen yìqǐ dǎ lánqiú)

We play basketball together

朋友是人生中最重要的部分之一 (Péngyǒu shì rénshēng zhōng zuì zhòngyào de bùfèn zhī yī)

Friends are one of the most important parts of life

真诚 (zhēnchéng)

Sincere

可靠 (kěkào)

Reliable

支持你 (zhīchí nǐ)

Supportive

我们有时候吵架，但很快和好 (Wǒmen yǒu shíhòu chǎojià, dàn hěn kuài héhǎo)

Sometimes we argue, but we make up quickly

我喜欢诚实的朋友 (Wǒ xǐhuān chéngshí de péngyǒu)

I like honest friends

结婚是人生的重要阶段 (Jiéhūn shì rénshēng de zhòngyào jiēduàn)

Marriage is an important stage of life

我想先工作几年再结婚 (Wǒ xiǎng xiān gōngzuò jǐ nián zài jiéhūn)

I want to work for a few years before getting married

父母的意见对婚姻很重要 (Fùmǔ de yìjiàn duì hūnyīn hěn zhòngyào)

Parents' opinions are important in marriage

代沟 (dàigōu)

Generation gap

孝道 (xiàodào)

Filial piety

个人自由 (gèrén zìyóu)

Personal freedom

我想自己买房，不和父母一起住 (Wǒ xiǎng zìjǐ mǎi fáng, bù hé fùmǔ yìqǐ zhù)

I want to buy my own house and not live with my parents

春节 (Chūnjié)

Spring Festival

年夜饭 (niányèfàn)

New Year’s Eve dinner

饺子 (jiǎozi)

Dumplings

鱼 (yú)

Fish

红包 (hóngbāo)

Red envelopes

中秋节 (Zhōngqiūjié)

Mid-Autumn Festival

月饼 (yuèbǐng)

Mooncakes

端午节 (Duānwǔjié)

Dragon Boat Festival

粽子 (zòngzi)

Sticky rice dumplings

家庭团聚 (jiātíng tuánjù)

Family unity

三代同堂 (sāndài tóngtáng)

Three generations under one roof

离婚率 (líhūn lǜ)

Divorce rate

婚姻应该是终身的 (hūnyīn yīnggāi shì zhōngshēn de)

Marriage should be lifelong

二胎政策 (èr tāi zhèngcè)

Two-child policy

独生子女政策 (dúshēng zǐnǚ zhèngcè)

One-child policy