My family
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Woordenschat
- 家人family members
- 爸爸dad / father
- 妈妈mom / mother
- 哥哥older brother
- 姐姐older sister
- 弟弟younger brother
- 妹妹younger sister
- 爷爷paternal grandfather
- 奶奶paternal grandmother
- 有to have
- 的possessive particle
Talking About Family
In Chinese, family relationships have very specific terms that distinguish age order and which side of the family. This is different from English.
The 的 (de) possessive particle
Use 的 to show possession, like "of" or "'s" in English.
- 我的爸爸 (wǒ de bàba) → my dad
- 你的家人 (nǐ de jiārén) → your family
In casual speech, 的 can be dropped after pronouns:
- 我妈妈 (wǒ māma) → my mom (natural spoken form)
有 (yǒu) — to have
Use 有 to talk about what you have, including family members.
- 我有一个哥哥。 (Wǒ yǒu yī gè gēgē.) → I have one older brother.
- 我没有姐姐。 (Wǒ méiyǒu jiějie.) → I don't have an older sister.
Note: The negative of 有 is always 没有 (méiyǒu), never 不有.
💬 Example: "我有爸爸、妈妈和一个妹妹。" → "I have a dad, mom, and one younger sister."
Uitdrukkingen
- 我有三口人Saying how many people are in your family
- 你有兄弟姐妹吗？Asking if someone has siblings
- 我是独生子/独生女Saying you are an only child
- 我的家人都很好Saying your family is doing well
- 这是我爸爸Introducing a family member
- 你家有几口人？Asking about family size
Veelgemaakte fouten
我不有姐姐我没有姐姐Negate 有 with 没, not 不 — it is always 没有
我的妈妈的名字（两个的）我妈妈的名字In spoken Chinese, drop the first 的 when it follows a pronoun
哥哥/姐姐（泛指兄弟姐妹）哥哥/弟弟/姐姐/妹妹Chinese distinguishes older and younger siblings specifically
一个家人一口人Use 口 as the measure word when counting family members
我有兄弟我有一个哥哥/弟弟Specify whether the sibling is older or younger in Chinese
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