How do you say family members in Chinese? Is it more complicated than your language?

Sherri Chinese

EP.5 Family members in Chinese part 2,

Dans cet épisode, découvrez pourquoi custom en anglais signifie tradition ou habitude, alors que costume en français désigne un ensemble de vêtements.
Un faux ami classique qui peut facilement créer des malentendus.

Le français sans confusion

A custom VS Un costume

爸爸bà ba（father） 
妈妈mā ma （mother）
爷爷yé ye （grandpa）
奶奶nǎi nai（grandma）
哥哥gē ge （elder brother）
姐姐jiě jie（elder sister）
弟弟dì di (younger brother)
妹妹mèi mei（younger sister）

Q: 你家有几口人？（How many family members are there in your family?）
nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ?
A: 我家有五口人。(There are five.)
wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén .

Q:你今年多大了？(How old are you?)
nǐ jīn nián duō dà le ?
 A:我今年二十岁。
wǒ jīn nián èr shí suì .


Q: 你爸爸做什么工作？(What is your dad’s job？)
nǐ bà ba zuò shén me gōng zuò ?
 A: 我爸爸是老师。（My dad is a teacher.）
wǒ bà ba shì lǎo shī .

Q:你妈妈在哪儿工作？(Where does your mom work?)
nǐ mā ma zài nǎr gōng zuò ?
A: 我妈妈在医院工作。(My mom works at hospital.)
wǒ mā ma zài yī yuàn gōng zuò.



Daily Conversation（日常对话）

8.	Talk about family（家庭情况）

Jealous :  To be unhappy and angry because someone has something you don't have .

I am very jealous of him
I feel jealous  
She feels jealous  of my  promotion 

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Hello, everyone! This is Kate.

Welcome to my podcast. Today we are going to study one very interesting and important grammar, which is gonna help you to sound like a native speaker.

Ready?-Let’s go!


Okay, imagine that you need to go to the hairdressers. Your hair is long and obviously it’s time to do something with it. How would you tell this to your companion?  

“I’m gonna cut my hair?”, but you are not doing it yourself, so, there is a better option.

If you are getting some services, there is a construction which simplifies everything.

To have something done.

Listen to my examples:

I have my hair cut every month.
I’m having my hair cut right now.
I’ve decided. I will have my hair cut!

The verb have is used like any other verb and it follows all the rules.

Present simple: I have my windows cleaned every week. Someone cleans them for me.
Present Perfect: I have just had my dinner cooked. Someone cooked it for me.
Past Continuous: I was having my homework checked yesterday.


You see, it’s super easy and handy!


Practise yourself, here are some sentences in the description below:

I didn't cook my dinner myself. Someone prepared it for me.
I usually don't clean the windows by myself.
I have never cut my hair myself
I will not fix my car. My dad will do it for me.
I won’t check my blood pressure myself.

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Today we're talking about an idiom that you can use when something has advantages and disadvantages. I hope you find it useful!

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In this Chillchat you will become a “water connoisseur” (not really) and learn how to talk about different kinds of water in Chinese. E.g. ice water, room temperature water, sparkling water, etc.