Lesson 4: Asking About Family and Age

几岁了

Learn 有 + 几 + …? and 多大了?/ S + …岁。 through Asking About Family and Age.

4 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~13 min

Vocabulary4 words

弟弟diNoun
  • younger brother

Examples

我弟弟今年十岁。

dijīnniánshísuì

My younger brother is ten years old this year.

还是háishìAdverb
  • 1.still; as before
  • 2.or (used in alternative questions)

Examples

今天还是昨天?

jīntiānháishìzuótiān

Today or yesterday?

他还是学生。

háishìxuéshēng

He is still a student.

Numeral
  • 1.how many (usually fewer than ten)Used to ask about a small quantity or about time.
  • 2.several; a few (indicating an indefinite small number)dùng trong câu không phải câu hỏi, vd 几天 (vài ngày), 几个朋友 (vài người bạn)

Examples

你几岁?

suì

How old are you?

现在几点?

xiànzàidiǎn

What time is it now?

医生shēngNoun
  • doctor

Examples

他是医生。

shìshēng

He is a doctor.

我去看医生。

kànshēng

I'm going to see the doctor.

Grammar

Asking About Quantity (how many?)

S + 有 + 几 + …?

Use 几 to ask about a small quantity (usually under 10). This pattern is used to ask how many people or things someone has.

你家有几口人?

jiāyǒukǒurén

How many people are in your family?

他有几个哥哥?

yǒuge

How many older brothers does he have?

Asking and Answering About Age

S + 多大了?/ S + …岁。

Use 多大了 to ask someone's age (usually adults or teenagers); for young children use 几岁.

你的孩子多大了?

deháiziduōle

How old is your child now?

我二十岁。

èrshísuì

I am twenty years old.

Dialogues

Asking About Family and Age

Two friends, Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan, are talking about their families.

小林
小林

小南,你家有几口人?

xiǎonánjiāyǒukǒurén

Xiao Nan, how many people are in your family?

小南
小南

我家有五口人,爸爸,妈妈,哥哥,弟弟和我。

jiāyǒukǒurénbamagedi

There are five people in my family: dad, mom, older brother, younger brother, and me.

小林
小林

你的哥哥多大了?

degeduōle

How old is your older brother now?

小南
小南

我哥哥二十岁。他是大学生。

geèrshísuìshìxuéshēng

My older brother is twenty. He's a university student.

小林
小林

你的弟弟呢?

dedine

What about your younger brother?

小南
小南

我弟弟八岁。他还是个孩子。

disuìháishìháizi

My younger brother is eight years old. He is still a child.