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Identifying Family Members

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ID: 0634 Newbie
The one-child policy might make a conversation about family members in Mandarin Chinese seem like a breeze. Be forewarned: to a nation of only children, birth order is a very interesting topic. Be forearmed: come to China with a cheesy family photo, and listen to this podcast. You'll learn all the vocabulary you'll need to introduce ma, pa, sis and bro.
Mon Sep 10 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
家人 jiārén family
照片 zhàopiàn photograph
妈妈 māma mother
爸爸 bàba father
这是你家人的照片吗？
zhè shì nǐ jiārén de zhàopiàn ma ？
Is this a picture of your family?
是啊。这是我妈妈、爸爸。
shì a 。zhè shì wǒ māma 、bàba 。
Yes. This is my mom and my dad.
这是你妹妹吗？
zhè shì nǐ mèimei ma ？
Is this your little sister?
不是。这是我姐姐！
bù shì 。zhè shì wǒ jiějie ！
No. This is my big sister!
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