Talking about your friends and relatives is much more fun than just talking about yourself. So, let’s learn some useful words & phrases that will help you talk to others about the people you love most.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.
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Family & Relatives
English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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friendship | 友谊 | yǒu yì | |
family [Sg] | 家庭 | jiā tíng | families [Pl] | 家庭 | jiā tíng |
parents | 父母 | fù mǔ | |
father [Sg] | 父亲 | fù qīn | fathers [Pl] | 父亲 | fù qīn |
dad [Sg] | 爸爸 | bà ba | dads [Pl] | 爸爸 | bà ba |
daddy [Sg] | 爹地 | diē dì | daddies [Pl] | 爹地 | diē dì |
mother [Sg] | 母亲 | mǔ qīn | mothers [Pl] | 母亲 | mǔ qīn |
mom [Sg] | 妈妈 | mā ma | moms [Pl] | 妈妈 | mā ma |
mommy [Sg] | 妈咪 | mā mī | mommies [Pl] | 妈咪 | mā mī |
siblings / brothers and sisters | 兄弟姐妹 | xiōng dì jiě mèi | |
brother | 哥哥 弟弟 | gē ge dì di | |
sister | 姐姐 妹妹 | jiě jie mèi mei | |
child [Sg] | 儿童 | ér tóng | children [Pl] | 儿童 | ér tóng |
son [Sg] | 儿子 | ér zi | sons [Pl] | 儿子 | ér zi |
daughter [Sg] | 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughters [Pl] | 女儿 | nǚ ér |
grandparents | 祖父母 外祖父母 | zǔ fù mǔ wài zǔ fù mǔ | |
grandfather [Sg] | (外)祖父 | (wài)zǔ fù | grandfathers [Pl] | (外)祖父 | (wài)zǔ fù |
grandpa [Sg] | 爷爷 外公 | yé ye wài gōng | grandpas [Pl] | 爷爷 外公 | yé ye wài gōng |
grandmother [Sg] | (外)祖母 | (wài)zǔ mǔ | grandmothers [Pl] | (外)祖母 | (wài)zǔ mǔ |
grandma [Sg] | 奶奶 外婆 | nǎi nai wài pó | grandmas [Pl] | 奶奶 外婆 | nǎi nai wài pó |
grandchild [Sg] | (外)孙子 (外)孙女 | (wài)sūn zi (wài)sūn nǚ | grandchildren [Pl] | (外)孙子 (外)孙女 | (wài)sūn zi (wài)sūn nǚ |
uncle [Sg] | 叔父 伯父 伯伯 舅父 | shū fù bó fù bó bo jiù fù | uncles [Pl] | 叔父 伯父 伯伯 舅父 | shū fù bó fù bó bo jiù fù |
aunt [Sg] | 姑母 姨母 伯母 舅母 | gū mǔ yí mǔ bó mǔ jiù mǔ | aunts [Pl] | 姑母 姨母 伯母 舅母 | gū mǔ yí mǔ bó mǔ jiù mǔ |
cousin [Sg] | 堂兄(或弟、姐、妹) 表兄(或弟、姐、妹) | táng xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi) biǎo xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi) | cousins [Pl] | 堂兄(或弟、姐、妹) 表兄(或弟、姐、妹) | táng xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi) biǎo xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi) |
Love & Friendship
English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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love | 爱 | ài | |
(to) love | 爱 | ài | |
I love you | 我爱你 | wǒ ài nǐ | |
I love you very much | 我非常爱你 | wǒ fēi cháng ài nǐ | |
boyfriend | 男朋友 | nán péng yǒu | |
girlfriend | 女朋友 | nǚ péng yǒu | |
Do you want to marry me? | 你愿意嫁给我吗? | nǐ yuàn yì jià gěi wǒ ma? | |
husband [Sg] | 丈夫 | zhàng fū | husbands [Pl] | 丈夫 | zhàng fū |
wife [Sg] | 妻子 | qī zǐ | wives [Pl] | 妻子 | qī zǐ |
married | 已婚妇女 | yǐ hūn fù nǚ | |
married | 已婚男子 | yǐ hūn nán zǐ | |
friendship | 友谊 | yǒu yì |
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