Mandarin Sprout
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40 original HSK 1 lessons
Stage 2 · Lesson 8

A family photograph

Name family members and explain their relationship to you.

12 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/30 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

小禾
安ān安ān,这zhè是shì我wǒ的de家人jiā rén。

An An, this is my family.

安安
这zhè是shì你nǐ的de爸爸bà ba和hé妈妈mā ma吗ma?

Are these your father and mother?

小禾
是shì。爸爸bà ba旁páng边biān是shì爷yé爷ye,妈妈mā ma旁páng边biān是shì奶nǎi奶nai。

Yes. Grandfather is beside my father, and grandmother is beside my mother.

安安
你nǐ的de哥哥gē ge、姐姐jiě jie在zài家jiā吗ma?

Are your older brother and sister at home?

小禾
哥哥gē ge在zài学校xué xiào,姐姐jiě jie在zài家jiā。弟弟dì di和hé妹妹mèi mei也yě在zài家jiā。

My older brother is at school. My older sister, younger brother and younger sister are at home.

安安
你nǐ妈妈mā ma有yǒu几jǐ个gè孩hái子zi?

How many children does your mother have?

小禾
有yǒu三sān个儿gè ér子zi、两liǎng个gè女儿nǚ ér。我们wǒ men一yī家人jiā rén都dōu在zài这儿zhè ér。

She has three sons and two daughters. Our whole family is in this photograph.

Extension reading

照zhào片piàn里lǐ的de爸爸bà ba是shì爷yé爷ye的de儿子ér zi。

The father in the photograph is grandfather's son.

姐姐jiě jie是shì妈妈mā ma的de女儿nǚ ér,我wǒ是shì弟弟dì di的de哥哥gē ge。

My older sister is my mother's daughter, and I am my younger brother's older brother.

我们wǒ men爱ài自zì己jǐ的de家jiā。

We love our family.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

自己 zì jǐ
oneself
照片 zhào piàn
photograph
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