Blog 2- Family relations vocabulary and Sample conversations

 Family Relations and Verbs

1. 吗- Ma- A particle used at the end of a question

2. 我-Wǒ- I

3. 很-Hěn- Very

4. 呢- Ne- Question particle

5. 也- Yě- also

6. 爸爸-Bàba- Father

7. 妈妈-Māmā- Mother

8. 都- dōu- Both/all

9. 他们- Tāmen-They

10. 哥哥- Gēgē- Elder brother

11. 她-Tā- She

12. 他-Tā- He

13. 姐姐-Jiějiě- Elder sister

14. 爱人-Àirén- Spouse

15. 弟弟-Dìdì- Younger Brother

16. 妹妹-Mèimei- Younger sister

17. 忙-Máng- Busy

18. 累-Lèi- Tired

19. 饿-è- Hungry

20. 渴-Kě- Thirsty

Sample Conversations

A: 你好吗?                                      ( Ni hao ma?)                (How are you?）

B: 我很好。 你呢？                        (Wo hen hao. Ni ne?)  （I am good. How about you?)

A: 我也很好。。                             (wo ye hen hao.)           (I am good too)

B: 你爸爸妈妈都好吗？      (Ni baba mama dou hao ma?  (Are your parents doing well?)       

A: 他们都也很好。             (Tamen dou ye hen hao)          (They both are good)

 

A: 你渴吗？                              （Ni ke ma?)       (Are you thirsty?)

B：我不渴。我很饿                  (Wo bu ke. Wo hen e) (I am not thirsty. I am very hungry)

A：我也很饿。                         (wo ye hen e) (I am very hungry too)

A: 你累吗？                               （Ni lei ma？）(Are you tired)

B：我不累。你呢？                    (Wo bu lei. Ni ne?) (I am not tired. What about you?)

A：我很累。                                (Wo hen lei)    (I am very tired)

These were some of the most basic conversations that one can familiarize oneself with.

你好吗?(Ni hao ma) is a common greeting that is commonly answered by ‘我很好‘ （Wo hen hao). It is used between people who have already met each other.