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Nǐ hǎo Lesson 10 on Basic Mandarin!
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Rén = People
Translation Mandarin
Chinese people Zhōngguó rén
American people Měiguó rén
English people Yīngguó rén
French people Fǎguó rén
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Revision
English Mandarin
Which Nǎ
Country Guó
Which country? Nǎ guó?
People Rén
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English Mandarin
Mark Are you Chinese? Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?
Lisa Yes, I am Shì
Lisa Where are you from? Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén
Mark I am from Japan Wǒ shì Riběn rén
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Lesson objectives
1 Familial Relations
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What's in store today?
Today we will learn the vocabulary for familial relations, and also see the use
of the possessive particle 'de' with respect to family!
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What's in store today?
Let’s begin with vocabulary!
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Familial relations
Jiā is pronounced using thehigh level tone
Home
Jiā
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Familial relations
Bàba is pronounced using thefalling tone
Father
Bàba
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Familial relations
Māma is pronounced using thehigh level tone
Mother
Māma
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Familial relations
Érzi is pronounced using themid rising tone
Son
Érzi
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Familial relations
Nǚ’er is pronounced using thefalling rising tone
Daughter
Nǚ’er
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English Mandarin
Family, home Jiā
Father Bàba
Mother Māma
Son Érzi
Daughter Nǚ’er
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Grammar tip
Mandarin uses different vocabulary for addressing an elder sister/ brother
versus a younger sister/ brother
Let’s learn what they are called in Mandarin!
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Familial relations
Jiějie is pronounced using thefalling rising tone
Elder sister
Jiějie
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Familial relations
Mèimei is pronounced using the falling tone
Younger sister
Mèimei
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Familial relations
Gēge is pronounced using the high level tone
Elder brother
Gēge
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Familial relations
Dìdi is pronounced usingthe falling tone
Younger brother
Dìdi
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English Mandarin
Elder sister Jiějie
Younger sister Mèimei
Elder brother Gēge
Younger brother Dìdi
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Let's see if you remember…
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Pick the right option
How do we say 'Home'?
1
Érzi
2
Gēge
3
Jiā
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Solution
How do we say 'Home'?
1
Érzi
2
Gēge
3
Jiā
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How do we say 'Son'?
1
Érzi
2
Gēge
3
Jiā
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Solution
How do we say 'Son'?
1
Érzi
2
Gēge
3
Jiā
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Pick the right option
How do we say 'Younger sister'?
1
Mèimei
2
Jiějie
3
Dìdi
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Solution
How do we say 'Younger sister'?
1
Mèimei
2
Jiějie
3
Dìdi
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How do we say 'Older brother'?
1
Gēge
2
Jiějie
3
Dìdi
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Solution
How do we say 'Older brother'?
1
Gēge
2
Jiějie
3
Dìdi
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Moving on…
Now let us try and have a basic conversation!
Let’s see how do we ask about relations!
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Familial relations
Is she your elder sister?
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Familial relations
Is she your elder sister ?
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Shì tā nǐ jiějie ma?
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Familial relations
Literally, 'She is your elder sister?'
Is she your elder sister?
Tā shì nǐ jiějie ma?
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Grammar tip
One can also omit the ‘your’ and just say ‘she is elder sister?’, in Mandarin to
convey the same meaning
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Familial relations
Literally, 'She is elder sister?'
Is she your elder sister?
Tā shì jiějie ma?
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Familial relations
Yes, she is
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Familial relations
Yes, she is
Tā shì
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Familial relations
He is my father
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Tā shì wǒ bàba
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Familial relations
He is my father
Tā shì wǒ bàba
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Moving on…
Lets learn how to say a few other phrases regarding family
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Familial relations
My mother
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Familial relations
I mother
↓ ↓
Wǒ de (possessive pronoun) māma
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Familial relations
Literally, ‘I (possessive) mother'
My mother
Wǒ de māma
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Grammar tip
Recall that the particle ‘de’ , is a possessive particle, used in
possessive pronouns, example (mine = wǒ de)
It is also used for emphasis
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Grammar tip
The particle ‘de’ is often omitted in colloquial speech after a personal
pronoun and before a kinship term
Lets look at a few examples
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Familial relations
English Mandarin Colloquial
My home Wǒ de jiā Wǒ jiā
My father Wǒ de bàba Wǒ bàba
My mother Wǒ de māma Wǒ māma
My son Wǒ de érzi Wǒ érzi
My daughter Wǒ de nǚ’er Wǒ nǚ’er
My elder brother Wǒ de gēge Wǒ gēge
My younger brother Wǒ de dìdi Wǒ dìdi
My elder sister Wǒ de jiějie Wǒ jiějie
My younger sister Wǒ de mèimei Wǒ mèimei
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Revision
Let's have a small familial conversation and revise what we have learnt today!
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English Mandarin
Mark Hello! Nǐ hǎo
Lisa How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma?
Mark I am good! Is she your sister? Wǒ hěn hǎo!Tā shì jiějie ma?
Lisa Yes,she is Tā shì
Mark Hello! He is my father! Nǐ hǎo!Tā shì wǒ bàba
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Let's see if you remember…
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Pick the right option
How do we say 'Is he your father?'
1
Tā shì bàba ma?
2
Tā shì jiějie ma?
3
Tā shì gēge ma?
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Solution
How do we say 'Is he your father?'
1
Tā shì bàba ma?
2
Tā shì jiějie ma?
3
Tā shì gēge ma?
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Pick the right option
How do we say 'She is my mother', in Mandarin?
1
Tā shì jiějie ma
2
Tā shì wǒ māma
3
Tā shì wǒ bàba
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Solution
How do we say 'She is my mother', in Mandarin?
1
Tā shì jiějie ma
2
Tā shì wǒ māma
3
Tā shì wǒ bàba
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Pick the right option
How do we say 'My father', formally?
1
Wǒ de bàba
2
Wǒ bàba
3
Wǒ de gēge
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Solution
How do we say 'My father', formally?
1
Wǒ de bàba
2
Wǒ bàba
3
Wǒ de gēge
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How do we say 'My daughter', informally?
1
Wǒ de nǚ’er
2
Wǒ nǚ’er
3
Wǒ érzi
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Solution
How do we say 'My daughter', informally?
1
Wǒ de nǚ’er
2
Wǒ nǚ’er
3
Wǒ érzi
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Culture leaf
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Culture leaf
Since 20th century, especially, the year of 1949, Chinese family has
gotten great change
The modern Chinese family pattern varies, and it develops mainly towards
small-size and direct line
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Culture leaf
Most of the families in the town consist of couple and one or two children, while
in country the extended families are still superior with three or more
than three generations
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What's next?
In the next lesson we will learn numerals and use them
in conversations!
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Credits
Content Team CultureAlley, Sunny Dang
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