Introducing Your Family

Listen to the whole passage

Listen to the whole passage once first, then practice sentence by sentence.

The first line is the other person opening the conversation; the "You" lines are suggestions for you to practice saying in this scenario (not a back-and-forth dialogue).

The learner's friend

hǎoshìwángmíngshìzhōngguórénma

你好!我是王明。你是中国人吗?

Hello! I'm Wang Ming. Are you Chinese?

You

hǎorènshihěngāoxìng

你好!认识你很高兴。

Hello! Nice to meet you.

You

shìzhōngguórénjiāyǒukǒurén

我不是中国人,我家里有四口人。

I'm not Chinese, there are four people in my family.

You

bashìshēngmashìlǎoshī

我爸爸是医生,妈妈是老师。

My dad is a doctor and my mom is a teacher.

You

háiyǒugemèimeijīnniánsuì

我还有一个妹妹,她今年八岁。

I also have a little sister, she's eight this year.

You

menzhōuhuanchīfàn

我们周末喜欢一起吃饭。

On weekends we like to have meals together.

You

jiāyǒukǒurén

你家有几口人?

How many people are in your family?

You

dejiārénzuòshénmegōngzuò

你的家人做什么工作?

What work does your family do?

You

rènshihěngāoxìngzàijiàn

认识你很高兴,再见!

Nice to meet you, goodbye!