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@ 11221 How Many Family Members Do You Have

A: 你家有幾口人？

nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

How many people are there in your family?

B: 八口人。

bā kǒu rén.

Eight people.

A: 八口人？

bā kǒu rén?

Eight people?

B: 是啊，爸爸、媽媽、哥哥、姐姐.....

shì a, bàba、 māma、 gēge、 jiějie.....

Yeah! My dad, mom, my older brother, older sister...

Key Vocabulary

你 nǐ you, your

家 jiā family

有 yǒu to have

幾 jǐ how many

口 kǒu mouth; measure word for people

人 rén person

八 bā eight

是 shì to be; yes

爸爸 bàba dad

媽媽 māma mom

哥哥 gēge older brother

姐姐 jiějie older sister

Supplementary Vocabulary

奶奶 nǎinai paternal grandma

阿姨 āyí aunt; polite form of address for strangers your parents' age

爺爺 yéye paternal grandpa

妹妹 mèimei younger sister

弟弟 dìdi younger brother

叔叔 shūshu uncle; polite form of address for strangers your parents' age

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