HSK 2 · Story · 173 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/family-members-in-chinese

你家有几口人？

My family in Chinese

Name: ________________ Date: ________

老师lǎoshī问wèn我wǒ：“你nǐ家jiā有yǒu几jǐ口kǒu人rén？”

“六liù口kǒu！”我wǒ拿出náchū一yì张zhāng照片zhàopiàn。

“这zhè是shì我wǒ爸爸bàba，他tā很hěn高gāo，很hěn爱ài笑xiào。这zhè是shì我wǒ妈妈māma，她tā是shì医生yīshēng，每天měitiān都dōu很hěn忙máng。”

“这zhè是shì我wǒ哥哥gēge，他tā十五shíwǔ岁suì，最zuì喜欢xǐhuān打球dǎqiú。这zhè是shì我wǒ姐姐jiějie，她tā十二shí’èr岁suì，最zuì喜欢xǐhuān看书kànshū。这zhè是shì我wǒ，我wǒ八bā岁suì。”

“这zhè是shì我wǒ妹妹mèimei。她tā两liǎng岁suì了le，很hěn小xiǎo，很hěn白bái，眼睛yǎnjing很hěn大dà。她tā不bù喜欢xǐhuān穿chuān衣服yīfu，也yě不bù喜欢xǐhuān洗澡xízǎo。她tā一天yìtiān睡shuì十五shíwǔ个gè小时xiǎoshí。”

同学tóngxué们men都dōu笑xiào了le：“你nǐ妹妹mèimei真zhēn好玩儿hǎowánr！她tā会huì说话shuōhuà吗ma？”

“她tā会huì说shuō一yí个gè字zì：喵miāo！”

老师lǎoshī看kàn了le看kàn照片zhàopiàn，也yě笑xiào了le：“你nǐ家jiā有yǒu五wǔ口kǒu人rén，还有háiyǒu一yì只zhī猫māo。”

“不bú对duì，是shì六liù口kǒu！她tā是shì我wǒ妹妹mèimei！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
老师lǎoshīteacher
问wènto ask
家jiāhome; family
几jǐhow many; a few; several
口kǒumouth
人rénperson; people
六liùsix
爸爸bàbadad; father
很hěnvery; quite
爱àito love; love
妈妈māmamom; mother
医生yīshēngdoctor

English (for the teacher)

The teacher asked me, “How many people are in your family?”

“Six!” I took out a photo.

“This is my dad. He’s tall and he loves to laugh. This is my mum. She’s a doctor, and she’s busy every day.”

“This is my big brother. He’s fifteen and he loves playing ball more than anything. This is my big sister. She’s twelve and she loves reading more than anything. This is me. I’m eight.”

“This is my little sister. She’s two. She’s very small and very white, with big eyes. She doesn’t like wearing clothes, and she doesn’t like baths. She sleeps fifteen hours a day.”

My classmates all laughed. “Your little sister is so funny! Can she talk?”

“She can say one word: miaow!”

The teacher looked at the photo and laughed too. “There are five people in your family, and a cat.”

“No, six! She’s my little sister!”