The Family

wisher · Chinese Native Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 89

wo3.......我
ni3......你,妳 *妳*It's used for female.
ta1......他,她,它 *她*It's used for female.
* 它* same as "it".
fu4 qin1...父親....father (your father is your mother's zhang4 fu1丈夫)
mu3 qin1....母親....mother(your mother is your father's qi zi妻子)
ge1 ge5...哥哥...elder brother *sao3 sao5...sister in law.(brother's wife)
di4 di5.....弟弟...youger brother*di4 mei4...sister in law(brother's wife)
mei4 mei5...妹妹...younger sister
jie3 jie5...姐姐....elder sister
yie2 yie5....爺爺(Father's father)
nai3 nai5..奶奶 (Father's mother)
bo2 fu4...伯父...uncle(father's elder brother)
bo2 mu3...伯母...uncle's wife
sgu2 fu4...叔父....uncle(father's younger brother)
shu2 mu3...叔母uncle's wife
gu1 gu5...姑姑...aunt (father's sister)
gu1 zhang4...姑丈 aunt's husband
tang2 ge1....堂哥cousin(uncle's son,older than you)
tang2 jie3....堂姐cousin(uncle's daughter,older thanyou)
tang2 mei4...堂妹cousin(uncle's daughter,younger thanyou)
tang2 di4.....堂弟cousin(uncle's son,younger than you)
*aunt's children are called* :
表哥biao3 ge1,表姐biao3 jie3,表妹biao3 mei4,,表弟biao3 di4

wisher · Chinese Native Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 89

wai4 gong1...外公.....Mother's father
wai4 po2....外婆...mother's mother
a1 yi2....阿姨.....mother's sister
yi2 zhang4姨丈...aunt's husband
jiu4 jiu5....舅舅...mother's brother
jiu4 ma1..舅媽..uncle's wife

Children of a1 yi2 or jiu4 jiu5 all are called biao3 ge1(jie3 ,mei4,di4)

wisher · Chinese Native Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 89

My father's sister came to visit us last week.
She has three daughters.one of them is same age as me.My mother cook her favorite food .After dinner,my father's brother called and talked with my auntie who he didn't see for a while.Her daughters talked with him ,too.

Try the red part and write the correct answer.
How should you call them?
And try the followings:
What my auntie's daughter should call my father?
And how your auntie should your mother?(if your father is older than your auntie)

wisher · Chinese Native Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 89

My father's sister ....gu1 gu5
aunti's daughters....biao3 jie3 or biao3 mei4
Father's brother.....bo2 fu4 or shu2 fu4
My auties daughter should my father as jiu4 jiu5
my autie should call my mother as sao3 sao5

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