People in the Family

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小林

hǎozhèshìdejiārénma

你好!这是你的家人吗?

Hello! Is this your family?

小南

shìzhèshìma

是,这是我妈妈。

Yes, this is my mom.

小林

mahěnhǎokànhòumiàndeháizishìshéi

你妈妈很好看!后面的孩子是谁?

Your mum looks lovely! Who’s the child behind her?

小南

shìdemèimeiháixiǎo

那是我的妹妹。她还小。

That's my younger sister. She's still little.

小林

òhòumiàndelǎorénshìshéi

哦,后面的老人是谁?

Oh, who is the elderly person behind?

小南

shìmademajīnniánshísuì

那是我妈妈的妈妈。她今年八十岁。

That's my mom's mother. She's eighty this year.

小林

genánrénshìshéi

那个男人是谁?

Who’s that man?

小南

shìbagerénshìmademèimei

那是我爸爸。那个女人是我妈妈的妹妹。

That’s my dad. That woman is my mum’s younger sister.

小林

jiāyǒugenándegede

你家有几个男的,几个女的?

How many males and how many females are there in your family?

小南

liǎngnándeliǎngdebashìnándemamèimeishìde

两个男的,两个女的。爸爸和我是男的,妈妈和妹妹是女的。

Two males and two females. Dad and I are the men; Mum and my sister are the women.