Friends and Family 朋友和家人
朋友和家人
Pengyou he jia ren
朋友 means friend
* 和 means and
家人 means family members
家 means family, home
人 means person, people
朋友 is pronounced like “pun-g yo”
和 is pronounced like “her”
家 is pronounced like “job”
**人 is pronounced like “wrench”
她是谁?
她是李友。她是我的同学和我的朋友。
Ta shi shei?
Ta shi Liyou. Ta shi wo de tongxue he wo de pengyou.
Who is she?
She is Liyou. She is my classmate and my friend.
Members of the Family
爸爸 baba Pronounced like “bah bah”
妈妈 mama Pronounced like “mah mah”
哥哥 gege Pronounced like “gut gut”
弟弟 didi Pronounced like “dee dee”
***姐姐 jiejie Pronounced like “jet jet”
妹妹 meimei Pronounced like “may may”
爷爷 yeye Pronounced like “yet yet”
奶奶 nainai Pronounced like “nigh nigh”
爸爸 means father
妈妈 means mother
哥哥 means older brother
弟弟 means younger brother
姐姐 means older sister
妹妹 means younger sister
爷爷 means paternal grandfather
奶奶 means paternal grandmother
1他是谁?
他是王朋。他是我的哥哥。
Ta shi shei?
Ta shi Wangpeng. Ta shi wo de gege.
Who is he?
He is Wangpeng. He is my (older) brother.
2她是谁?
她是王红。她是我的妹妹。
Ta shi shei?
Ta shi Wanghong. Ta shi wo de meimei.
Who is she?
She is Wanghong. She is my (younger) sister.
*和 means “and” but is generally only used when talking about nouns.
Noun + 和 + Noun
**人 is only slightly pronounced like “wrench”. There’s a small discrepancy in pronunciation. I recommend