Promotion
People in the Family

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小林

nǐhǎo!zhèshìnǐdejiārénma?

你好!这是你的家人吗?

Hello! Is this your family?

小南

shì,zhèshìwǒmāma。

是,这是我妈妈。

Yes, this is my mom.

小林

nǐmāmahěnhǎokàn!hòumiàndeháizishìshéi?

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

nàshìwǒdemèimei。tāháixiǎo。

那是我的妹妹。她还小。

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

小林

ò,hòumiàndelǎorénshìshéi?

哦,后面的老人是谁?

Oh, who is the elderly person behind?

小南

nàshìwǒmāmademāma。tājīnniánbāshísuì。

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

nàgenánrénshìshéi?

那个男人是谁?

Who’s that man?

小南

nàshìwǒbàba。nàgenǚrénshìwǒmāmademèimei。

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

nǐjiāyǒujǐgenánde,jǐgenǚde?

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

liǎnggènánde,liǎnggènǚde。bàbahéwǒshìnánde,māmahémèimeishìnǚde。

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.