A. 生词表/生詞表 Vocabulary

1）【爸爸/妈妈】【爸爸/媽媽】bàba/ māma - father/mother
2）【爷爷/奶奶】【爺爺/奶奶】yéye/ nǎinai - grandfather/grandmother(father side)
3）【姥姥/姥爷】lǎolǎo/ lǎo yé 【外婆/外公】wàipó wàigōng - grandpa/grandma(mother side)
4）【哥哥/嫂子】【哥哥/嫂子】gēgē /sǎo zǐ - older brother/older brother's wife
5）【姐姐/姐夫】【姐姐/姐夫】jiějiě/ jiěfū - older sister/oldersister's husband
6）【弟弟/弟妹】【弟弟/弟妹】dìdì/ dì mèi - younger brother/younger brother's wife
7）【妹妹/妹夫】【妹妹/妹夫】mèimei /mèifū - younger sister/younger sister's husband
8）【姑姑/姑父】【姑姑/姑父】gūgu /gūfu - father's sister/father sister's husband
9）【姨/姨夫】yí/ yífu【阿姨/姨夫】āyí/ yífu - mother's sister/mother's sister's husband
10）【舅舅/舅妈】【舅舅/舅媽】iùjiù/ jiùmā - mother's brother/mother's brother's wife
11）【叔叔/ 婶婶】【叔叔/嬸嬸】shū shū /shěn shěn - father's younger brother/father's younger brother's wife
12）【兄弟/姐妹】【兄弟/姐妹】xiōngdì/ jiěmèi - brother/sister
13）【亲戚】【親戚】qīnqi - relatives
14）【孩子】【孩子】háizi - child
15）【妻子/丈夫】【妻子/丈夫】qīzi/ zhàngfu - wife/husband
16）【结婚】【結婚】jiéhūn - marry
17）【健在】【健在】jiàn zài - be still living and in good health
18）【身体】【身體】shēntǐ - the body,health
19）【工程师】【工程師】gōngchéngshī - engineer
20）【一家人/家人】【一家人/家人】yī jiārén/ jiārén - of one family/family member

B. 例句/例句 Sample Sentences

例句1 / Sentence 1
【你有兄弟姐妹吗？】
【你有兄弟姐妹嗎?】
nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma
Do you have any brothers or sisters?

例句2 / Sentence 2
【我有一个哥哥和两个姐姐】
【我有一個哥哥和兩個姐姐】
wǒ yǒu yī gè gēgē hé liǎng gè jiějiě
I have one brother and two sisters

例句3 / Sentence 3
【你的妻子（丈夫）最近好吗？】
【你的妻子（丈夫）最近好嗎?】
nǐde qīzi （zhàngfu） zuì jìn hǎo ma？
how is your wife(husband)（ lately）?

例句4 / Sentence 4
【他（她）很好】
【他（她）很好】
tā hěn hǎo
she(he) is very good

例句5/ Sentence5
【你的爷爷奶奶和姥姥姥爷还都健在吗？】
【你的爺爺奶奶和外婆外公還都健在嗎?】
nǐde yéye nǎinai hé lǎolǎo lǎo yé（wàipó wàigōng） hái dōu jiàn zài ma？
Is your grandparents still live?

例句6/ Sentence 6
【是的，他们的身体都很好】
【是的，他們的身體都很好】
shìde tāmende shēntǐ dōu hěn hǎo
yes,all of them are very healthy

例句7 / Sentence 7
【我的嫂子是一个很善良的人】
【我的嫂子是一個很善良的人】
wǒde sǎo zǐ shì yī gè hěn shànliáng de rén
my sister in law is a very kind person

例句8 / Sentence 8
【我的叔叔是个工程师】
【我的叔叔是個工程師】
wǒde shū shū shì gè gōngchéngshī
My uncle is a engineer

例句9 / Sentence 9
【我有很多亲戚】
【我有很多親戚】
wǒ yǒu hěnduō qīnqi
I have many relatives

例句10 / Sentence 10
【我的弟妹刚刚生了一个孩子，我的弟弟非常高兴】
【我的弟妹剛剛生了一個孩子，我的弟弟非常高興】
wǒde dì mèi gānggāng shēng le yī gè háizi， wǒde dìdì fēicháng gāoxìng
My sister in law just gave birth to a child,my brother is very happy

例句11/ Sentence11
【我和他是一家人】
【我和他是一家人】
wǒ hé tā shì yī jiārén
Me and him are family

C. 对话练习/對話練習 Dialogue

Kate:
【好久不见，你最近去哪里了？】
【好久不見，你最近去哪裡了?】
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn nǐ zuì jìn qù nǎ li le？
long time no see.where have you been?

Lee:
【我们一家人去国外旅游了】
【我們一家人去國外旅遊了】
wǒmen yī jiārén qù guówài lǚyóu le
Me and my family travelled to abroad

kate:
【是和你的妻子和孩子一起去的吗？】
【是和你的妻子和孩子一起去的嗎?】
shì hé nǐde qīzi hé hái zi yī qǐ qù de ma？
Did you go there with your wife and your child?

Lee:
【不是，还有我的爸爸妈妈和妹妹】
【不是，還有我的爸爸媽媽和妹妹】
búshì ，háiyǒu wǒde bàba māma hé mèimei
No,My father,mother and younger sister also went with us.

Kate:
【我听说你的妹妹去年结婚了，你的妹夫是做什么的？】
【我聽說你的妹妹去年結婚了，你的妹妹是做什麼的?】
wǒ tīngshuō nǐde mèimei qùnián jiéhūn le， nǐde mèifū shì zuò shénme de？
I heard you sister get married last year,what does her husband do?

Lee:
【他是个工程师。kate你的家人都好吗？】
【他是個工程師。Kate你的家人都好嗎?】
tā shì gè gōng chéngshī,kate nǐde jiārén dōu hǎo ma
he is an engineer.kate,how is your family?

Kate:
【他们都很好，谢谢】
【他們都很好，謝謝】
tāmen dōu hěn hǎo , xièxiè
They are fine,thanks

Lee:
【明天是我的孩子的生日，我想邀请你和你的丈夫晚上六点半来我家吃饭】
【明天是我的孩子生日，我想邀請你和你的丈夫晚上六點半來我家吃飯】
míng tiān shì wǒde háizi de shēng rì, wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ hé nǐde zhàngfu wǎnshàng liù diǎn bàn lái wǒ jiā chī fàn
tomorrow is my child's birthday,i would like to invite you and your husband come to my house for dinner at 6 o'clock

Kate:
【谢谢你的邀请，我们一定会准时到的】
【謝謝你的邀請，我們一定會準時到的】
xièxiè nǐde yāoqǐng, wǒmen yīdìng huì zhǔnshí dào de
Thanks for your invitation,we will go there on time.

Lee:
【就这么说定了，我们明天见】
【就這麼說定了，我們明天見】
jiù zhème shuōdìng le, wǒmen míngtiān jiàn
That's it,deal,we will see you tomorrow

Kate:
【好的，明天见】
【好的，明天見】
hǎo de ,míngtiān jiàn
ok,see you tomorrow

D. How to call "Husband" and "Wife" in Chinese?

Husband

Women usually call their husbands as “老公/ 老公(lăogōng)” and “孩子他/孩子他/她爸 /她爸(háizi tā/tā bà).” These two terms are quite informal and colloquial. “老公/ 老公 (lăogōng)” refers to the man with whom a woman will live a long time together (i.e., get old together). In this term, “老/老 (lăo)” means “old” and “公 /公(gōng)” refers to male. “孩子他/孩子他/她爸 /她爸(háizi tā/tā bà)” directly means “my kids’ father,” “他/他 (tā)” is the equivalent word of “he,” and “她/她 (tā)” means “she.” “先生/先生 (xiānsheng)” also means “husband” and is very formal. Actually, besides the meaning of “husband,” this term has broad usages. The male teachers have also been called “先生/先生 (xiānsheng).” People entitle these distinguished and honorable person as “先生/先生 (xiānsheng),” such as accomplished scientists, politics and literary greats.
“丈夫 /丈夫(zhàngfu)” is a widely used term referring to “husband” (formal). The general meaning of “夫 /夫 (fū)” means “male.” “爱人/愛人 (àiren)” also means “husband.” “爱/愛 (ài)” means “love,” and “人/人 (rén)” means “person.” The combination of “爱 /愛(ài)” and “人/人 (rén)” literally means “the person you love.” And it can also refer to “wife.” So the introduction “这是我的爱人/這是我的愛人 (Zhè shì wŏ de àiren) This is my husband/wife” can be used both by wives and husbands.

Wife

“老婆/老婆 (lăopo)” refers to the woman with whom a man will live a long time together (i.e., get old together). “孩子她/孩子她/他妈/他媽 (háizi tā/tā mā)” is the equivalent term as “孩子他/孩子他/她爸 /她爸(háizi tā/tā bà),” and the meaning is “my kids’ mom.” That is, my kids’ mom is my wife.Tese three terms “妻子/妻子, 夫人/夫人, 太太/太太 (qīzi, fūrén, tàitai)” are used to address married women in formal situations. “妻子/妻子 (qīzi)” is generally used along with “丈夫/丈夫 (zhàngfu).” “夫人/夫人 (fūrén)” and “太太/太太 (tàitai)” show more respect to the married women than do other terms.