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这是我的家人 These are my family
Demonstratives 这 / 那, more family vocab (爷爷 / 奶奶 / 儿子 / 女儿 / 孩子), the adverbs 也 / 还, the conjunction 和, the number 半 (half).
Dialogue
这是我的家人 — These are my family
- 马小明 大山, 这是我的家人. Dashan, these are my family.
- 大山 这是你爸爸吗? Is this your dad?
- 马小明 是, 这是我爸爸. 那是我妈妈. Yes, that's my dad. That's my mom.
- 大山 那个是谁? Who's that one?
- 马小明 那是我妹妹. 还有, 这是我爷爷和我奶奶. That's my sister. Also, this is my grandpa and grandma.
- 大山 你家很多人! 真好. You have a big family! That's nice.
Dialogue
儿子和女儿 — Son and daughter
- 高老师 同学们, 我有两个孩子. Class, I have two children.
- 大山 老师有儿子吗? Do you have a son, teacher?
- 高老师 有, 一个儿子和一个女儿. Yes, one son and one daughter.
- 马小明 他们多大? How old are they?
- 高老师 儿子十岁, 女儿八岁半. My son is 10, my daughter is 8 and a half.
- 谢小文 老师的孩子也是学生吗? Are your children also students?
- 高老师 是, 他们都是学生. Yes, they're both students.
Dialogue
还有一个 — And one more
- 谢小文 马小明, 这是你的家人吗? Ma Xiaoming, are these your family?
- 马小明 是, 这是爸爸、妈妈、爷爷、奶奶. Yes, that's dad, mom, grandpa, grandma.
- 谢小文 还有妹妹. And the sister.
- 马小明 是的. 我家有六口人. Yes. Six people in our family.
- 谢小文 六口人都是中国人吗? All six are Chinese?
- 马小明 都是中国人. 也都是好人! All Chinese. And all good people!
Vocabulary
- 爷爷
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noun grandfather (paternal)
- 奶奶
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noun grandmother (paternal)
- 儿子
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noun son
- 女儿
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noun daughter
- 孩子
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noun child
- 家人
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noun family member
- 这
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pronoun this
- 那
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pronoun that
- 这个
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pronoun this one
- 那个
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pronoun that one
- 还
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adverb also; still
- 和
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conjunction and
- 半
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numeral half
New characters
- 那
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that
那个 nà ge — that one那些 nàxiē — those那边 nàbiān — that side - 还
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also; still
还有 hái yǒu — also; additionally还要 hái yào — also want还是 háishi — or (in question A or B); "let us just" (in 还是…吧 frame — chapter anchor) - 爷
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(in 爷爷 = grandfather)
爷爷 yéye — grandfather (paternal) - 和
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and
- 奶
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(in 奶奶 = grandmother)
奶奶 nǎinai — grandmother (paternal)牛奶 niúnǎi — milk - 真
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really
真的 zhēn de — really; truly真的吗 zhēn de ma — really? (frequent reaction)认真 rènzhēn — serious(ly); careful(ly) (recall Bk2) - 儿
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(in 儿子 = son)
儿子 érzi — son女儿 nǚ\'ér — daughter男孩儿 nánháir — boy - 子
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(in 儿子, 孩子, 桌子...)
儿子 érzi — son孩子 háizi — child本子 běnzi — notebook - 女
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female
女儿 nǚ\'ér — daughter女人 nǚrén — woman女生 nǚshēng — female student - 孩
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(in 孩子 = child)
孩子 háizi — child男孩儿 nánháir — boy - 半
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half
半天 bàn tiān — half a day半年 bàn nián — half a year
Hanzi — writing & recognition
zhè this Writing
Compound: 辶 (motion radical) + 文. Modern: "this." Pairs with 那 in proximal/distal demonstratives.
nà that Writing
hé and Writing
bàn half Writing
Compound: 八 (divide) over 牛 (ox). Original sense: "splitting an ox into halves."
yé (in 爷爷 = grandfather) Recognition
nǎi (in 奶奶 = grandmother) Recognition
ér (in 儿子 = son) Recognition
nǚ (in 女儿 = daughter); female Recognition
hái (in 孩子 = child) Recognition
hái also; still Recognition
Grammar
Demonstratives 这 / 那 + the conjunction 和
Explanation
Two items: (1) Demonstratives 这 (this) / 那 (that). For pointing at people / things, near vs far. Pattern: 这 / 那 + 是 + N. 这是我的爷爷 (this is my grandpa); 那是我妹妹. With 个: 这个 (this one), 那个 (that one). (2) Conjunction 和 (hé): joins two nouns. A 和 B. 爸爸和妈妈 (dad and mom), 我和朋友 (me and friends). NOTE: 和 only joins NOUNS — not clauses. (Sentences use different connectors, taught later in book 2/3.)
Examples
- 这是我的爷爷. This is my grandfather.
- 那是我的奶奶. That is my grandmother.
- 爸爸和妈妈都是中国人. Dad and mom are both Chinese.
- 我有一个哥哥和一个妹妹. I have an older brother and a younger sister.
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