Lesson 12  Family

Conversation

马克:珍妮,你 寒假  回国  吗?

Mǎkè: Zhēnní, nǐ hánjià huíguó ma?

Mark: Jenny, are you going back to your home country during winter vacation?

珍妮:是的,我  要   回国   探望   我的 家人｡｡

Zhēnní: Shìde, wǒ yào huíguó tànwàng wǒde jiārén.

Jenny: Yes, I'm going back to visit my family.

马克:你 家里 有 几口人?

Mǎkè: Nĭ  jiālĭ  yŏu  jǐ kǒu rén?

Mark: How many people are there in your family? 

珍妮:  五口,我 父母,我,还有 我的 弟弟 和 妹妹｡｡

Zhēnní: Wǔkǒu, wǒ fùmǔ, wǒ, háiyŏu wǒde dìdi hé mèimei.

Jenny: Five. My parents, me, my younger brother and my younger sister. 

马克:你的 弟弟 和 妹妹 也 在   上 大学    吗?

Mǎkè: Nĭde dìdi hé mèimei yě zài shàng dàxué ma?

Mark: Are your brother and sister at college too?

珍妮: 是的,他们   一边   上学,    一边 打工｡｡

Zhēnní: Shìde, tāmen yìbiān shàngxué, yìbiān dǎgōng.

Jenny: Yes, they are studying and working part time.

马克:你 父母 还 在  工作    吗?

Mǎkè: Nĭ fùmǔ hái zài gōngzuò ma?

Mark: Are your parents still working?

珍妮:我的  母亲   已经 退休 了, 父亲 还 在    上班｡｡ 你 呢? 有   兄弟姐妹   吗?

Zhēnní: Wǒde mǔqin yĭjīng tuìxiū le, fùqin hái zài shàngbān. Nĭ ne? Yŏu xiōngdìjiěmèi ma?

Jenny: My mother has already retired. My father still works. And you? Do you have any brothers or sisters?

马克: 我 有  一个 哥哥 和 一个 姐姐｡ 他们 都  已经  成家  了｡｡

Mǎkè: Wǒ yǒu yí ge gēge hé yí ge jiějie. Tāmen dōu yĭjīng chéngjiā le.

Mark: I have an elder brother and an elder sister. They have both already started their own families.

New Words

1.      父母 fùmǔ    parents

2.      弟弟 dìdi      younger brother

3.      妹妹 mèimei younger sister

4.      大学 dàxué   university

5.      打工 dǎgōng   work for others

6.      退休 tuìxiū     retire

7.      哥哥 gēge     elder brother

8.      姐姐 jiějie      elder sister

9.      成家 chéngjiā  start a family