Lesson 6

1. Joanne Chen
IVC Chinese instructor
Lesson 6 Vocabulary
Chinese Link Textbook

2. Say (write) the words in Chinese
 1 home
 2 everyone
 3 from
 4 at, in, on
 5 father
 6 mother
 7 older sister
 8 older brother
 9 work
 10 engineer
 11 boy friend
 12 girl friend
 13 have / not have
 14 one car
 15 one dog
 16 love

3. 1 家 jiā (family / home)
家人 jiā rén
我的家 wǒ de jiā
我的家人 wǒ de jiā rén
我的家有四个人
 Wǒ de jiā yǒu sì ge rén
 My family has four people.

4. 我的家 wǒ de jiā
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCFRoILS1jY
Chinese Family Tree Video

7. 2 大家 dajī (everyone)
大家都会说中文和英文。
 dàjiā dōu huì shuō zhōngwén hé yīngwén
http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/10647
Students of the U.S.-China 1+2+1 Program (George Mason U.)
中文 中文英文

8. 3 从 cóng (from)
你是从哪儿来的？
 Nǐ shì cóng nǎr lái de?
 Where are you from?
我是从中国来的.
 Wǒ shì cóng zhōngguó lái de.
 I am from China.
Chinese student Minzhe Zou answers a question in
statistics class at Orono High School in Orono, Maine,
on March 8, 2011.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42419004/ns/us_news-life/t/public-high-schools-woo-foreign-students-boost-ranks/#.UkZo9j_t44E

9. 4 在 zài (to be at, in, on)
 Sub + zai place (+ verb)
 我的家人在中国
 Wǒ de jiā rén zài zhōngguó
 我爸爸在中国工作
 Wǒ bàba zài zhōng guó gōngzuò
http://singularityhub.com/2011/09/13/

10. 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十
Yī èr sān sì wǔ liù qī bā jiǔ shí
5 Numbers

11. 7/8/9 爸爸bàba，妈妈māma
 姐姐，妹妹
 Jiějie, mèimei
 哥哥, 弟弟
 Gēge, dìdi
 爷爷，奶奶
 Yéye, nǎinai
Will China Implement A Two-Child Policy?
http://segment.com/will-china-implement-a-two-child-policy/

12. 10 工作 gōngzuò (N./ V./ work)
 我的工作很忙
 Wǒde gōngzuò (noun) hěn máng.
 My work is busy.
 我在美国工作
 Wǒ zài měiguó gōngzuò.(Verb)
 I work in the U.S..

13. 11 工程师 gōngchéng shī, engineer
 他的爸爸是工程师.
 Tāde bàba shì gōngchéng shī.
 His father is an engineer.

14. 12 男朋友nán péngyǒu ( boy friend)
 女朋友 nǚ péngyǒu (girl friend)
她的男朋友是美国人
 Tā de nán péngyǒu shì měi guó rén
Her boy friend is an American.
他的女朋友是法国人
 Tā de nǚ péngyǒu shì fǎ guó rén
 His girl friend is a French.

15. 13 有yǒu (have)/ 没有 méiyǒu (not have)
我们有一只狗
Wǒmen yǒu yì zhī gǒu
We have a dog.
我们没有猫
Wǒmen méiyǒu māo
We don’t have cat.
你有没有宠物？
Nǐ yǒu méiyou chǒng wù?
Do you have any pets?

16. 14 辆 liàng 15 车 chē
 我家有一辆日本车和一辆美国车
 Wǒ jiā yǒu yí liàng rìběn chē hé
yí liàng měiguó chē
My family has one Japanese car and one American car.

17. 16 只 zhī (MW for animal)
17 狗gǒu (dog) / 猫māo (cat)
 我们有两只狗， 一只猫。
 Wǒmen yǒu liǎng zhī gǒu, yì zhī māo
 We have two dogs and one cat.

 宠物 chǒngwù (pet)

18. 18 爱 ài (love)
我爱我的猫
 Wǒ ài wǒde māo.
 I love my cat.

19. 19 孩子 háizi (children)
他们有两个孩子
 Tāmen yǒu liǎng ge háizi.
 They have two kids.

20. 20. 兄弟姐妹 xiōngdì jiě mèi (siblings)
 我的兄弟姐妹很多
 Wǒde xiōng dì jiě mèi hěnduō

21. 21 医生yīshēng /doctor
 护士hùshi (nurse)
 商人Shāngrén
(businessman)
 律师 lǜshī (lawyer)
 厨师 chúshī (chef)
 家庭主妇
Jiā tíng zhǔfù
(house wife)
 你的爸爸是做什么的？
 Nǐde bàba shì zuò shénme de?
 What does your father do?
 你的妈妈是做什么的？
 Nǐde māma shì zuò shénme de?
 What does your mother do?
 你是做什么的？
 Nǐ shì zuò shénme de?
 What do you do( for living)?