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我 师， The numeral 一 (yī, one) is pronounced

Dialogue II: Asking about Someone's Family
英文老师， in the first tone (yī) when it stands alone or
comes at the end of a phrase or sentence.
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大 Otherwise, its pronunciation changes
according to the following rules:
我 老师，我 (a) Before a fourth-tone syllable, it becomes
second tone: 一 (yí gè).

(b) Before a first-, second- or third-tone

syllable, it is pronounced in the fourth tone,
Bài Yīng’ài, nǐ jiā yǒu5 jǐ kǒu
Bai Ying er, Your house have how many person?
rén? e.g., 一 (yì zhāng, a sheet), 一 (yì

Wǒ jiā yǒu liù kǒu rén. Wǒ bàba, wǒ māma, yí ge

pán, one plate), 一 (yì běn, one volume).
my house have 6 person. my father, my mother, 1
gēge, liǎng6 ge mèimei hé wǒ . Lǐ Yǒu, nǐ jiā Unlike and, (hé) cannot link two clauses
brother, 2 younger sisters and me. Li you, your house have how many person?
yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
or two sentences:我 老
师，* 我 (Wǒ
Wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén: bàba, māma, dàjiě, èrjiě hé bàba shì lǎoshī, *hé wǒ māma shì yīsheng).
My house have 5 person: father, mother elder sister, 2nd sister and me
wǒ. Nǐ bàba māma zuò shénme gōngzuò?
You parents working as what?
The pause mark, or series comma, is

Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī, māma shì Yīngwén lǎoshī, gēge, often used to link two, three or even more
My father is a lawyer, mother is a english teacher, brother and sisters are in
parallel words or phrases, e.g.,
mèimei dōu7 shì dàxuéshēng.
secondary school 两 我 (bàba,
Wǒ māma yě shì lǎoshī, wǒ bàba shì yīshēng.
māma, liǎng ge mèimei hé wǒ; dad, mom,
My mother is also a teacher, my father is a doctor

白英爱，你
LANGUAGE NOTES
5 two younger sisters and I). For further
In Chinese, (jiā) can refer to one’s family
discussion of this punctuation mark, see
口 人 as well as one’s home. So one can point to
Language Note 1 for Dialogue I in Lesson 4.
his or her family picture and say “我
我 六口人 我 四口人”(Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu
我 一 rén; There are four people in my family), and

one can also point to his or her house and VOCABULARY

两 6
say“ 我 ”(Zhè shì wǒ jiā;
我 李友，你 This is my home). 1. jiā n family; home

口人 口 (kǒu) is the idiomatic measure word

in northern China for the number of family
2. jǐ nu how many; some; a few

我 五口人 members. In the south, people say (gè

3. 口 kǒu m (measure word for number of family
/ge) instead.
大 二 members)

我 你 See next page.

4. gēge n older brother

工 5. 两 liǎng nu two; a couple of [See Grammar 6.]

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VOCABULARY
Grammar

6. mèimei n younger sister 5. 有 (y u) in the Sense of “to Exist”

7. hé conj and
EXAMPLES:

8. 大 dàjiě n eldest sister

我 五 人
9. 二 èrjiě n second oldest sister Wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ ge rén.

(There are five people in my family.)

10. zuò v to do

11. 工 gōngzuò n/v job; to work 小高 两 大

12. 师 lǜshī n lawyer
Xiǎo Gāo jiā yǒu liǎng ge dàxuéshēng.

(There are two college students in Little Gao’s family.)

13. 英文 Yīngwén n English (language)

14. dōu adv both; all [See Grammar 7.] 6. The Usage of 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng)

15. 大 dàxuéshēng n college student 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng) both mean “two,” but they differ in usage. 两 (liǎng) is used in front of
大 dàxué n university; college
common measure words to express a quantity, e.g., 两 人 (liǎng ge rén, two persons). In
counting, one uses 二 (èr): “一， 二， 三， 四 ” (yī, èr, sān, sì; one, two,
16. yīshēng n doctor; physician
three, four...). In compound numerals, 二 (èr) is always used for the 2 on the last two digits, e.g.,
二十二 (èrshí’èr, 22); 一 二十五 (yìbǎi èrshí’wǔ, 125). But 二 二十二 (èrbǎi
Proper Noun èrshí’èr, 222) can also be said as 两 二十二 (liǎngbǎi èrshí’èr, 222).
17. 白英爱 Bái Yīng’ài (a personal name)

7. The Adverb 都 (d u, both; all)

The word (dōu) indicates inclusiveness. As it always occurs in front of a verb, it is classified as

an adverb. However, because it refers to something that has been mentioned earlier in the sentence,
or in a preceding sentence, it also has a pronoun-like flavor and it must be used at the end of an
enumeration.

Who do you think works in this office?

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EXAMPLES:
Language Practice
王朋 李友 高文中
Wáng Péng, Lǐ Yǒu hé Gāo Wénzhōng dōu shì xuésheng. E. 有(yǒu, there is/there are)
(Wang Peng, Li You, and Gao Wenzhong are all students.)
Take out your family pictures, ask three of your classmates how many family
(lit. Wang Peng, Li You, and Gao Wenzhong all are students.) members they have, and report back to the class.

[ (dōu) refers back to Wang Peng, Li You and Gao Wenzhong and therefore appears after they

are mentioned.]

王朋 李友 师
Wáng Péng hé Lǐ Yǒu dōu bú shì lǜshī.
(Neither Wang Peng nor Li You is a lawyer.)

王朋 白英爱
Wáng Péng hé Bái Yīng’ài dōu yǒu mèimei. EXAMPLE: A: 请问，你 口人 A: Qǐng wèn, nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
(Both Wang Peng and Bai Ying’ai have younger sisters.)
(lit. Wang Peng and Bai Ying’ai both have younger sisters.) B: 我 四口人 B: Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.

高文中 李友 没 弟弟 Classmate 1 (Chris)

Gāo Wénzhōng hé Lǐ Yǒu dōu méi yǒu dìdi.

(Neither Gao Wenzhong nor Li You has any younger brothers.) Classmate 2 (Anne)

没 (méi) is always used to negate (yǒu). However, to say “not all of ... have,” we say
Classmate 3 (Joe)
(bù dōu yǒu) rather than *没 (méi dōu yǒu). Whether the negative precedes or follows

the word (dōu) makes the difference between partial negation and complete negation.
F. Question Pronouns 谁 (shéi, who), (jǐ, how many),
么
COMPARE:
(shénme, what)
a. 他 中 人 (他 tāmen, they ) Based on the texts of Lessons 1 and 2, formulate a question or a response for
(Tāmen bù dōu shì Zhōngguó rén.) (Not all of them are Chinese.) each of the sentences below using the appropriate question pronoun.

b. 他 中 人 EXAMPLE: A: 谁 A: Zhè shì shéi?

(Tāmen dōu bú shì Zhōngguó rén.) (None of them are Chinese.)
B: 王朋 B: Zhè shì Wáng Péng.
c. 他 弟弟
(Tāmen bù dōu yǒu dìdi.) (Not all of them have younger brothers.) 1. A: 子 1. A: yǒu érzi?

d. 他 没 弟弟 B: 高文中 大 子 B: Gāo Wénzhōng de dàgē yǒu érzi.

(Tāmen dōu méi yǒu dìdi.) (None of them have any younger brothers.)

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2. A: 李友 口人 2. A: Lǐ Yǒu jiā yǒu kǒu rén?

H. 都 (dōu, both; all)
B: 李友 五口人 B: Lǐ Yǒu jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén.
Based on the information given, rephrase the sentences with .

3. A: 白英爱 3. A: Bái Yīng’ài yǒu ge mèimei?

EXAMPLE: 王朋 ， Wáng Péng shì xuésheng,

B: 白英爱 两 B: Bái Yīng’ài yǒu liǎng ge mèimei.

李友 Lǐ Yǒu yě shì xuésheng.

4. A: 李友 4. A: Lǐ Yǒu de bàba zuò

王朋 李友 Wáng Péng hé Lǐ Yǒu
工 gōngzuò?

dōu shì xuésheng.

B: 李友 B: Lǐ Yǒu de bàba shì yīshēng.

5. A: 白英爱 5. A: Bái Yīng’ài de māma zuò 1. 白英爱 老师， 1. Bái Yīng’ài de māma shì lǎoshī,

工 gōngzuò? 李友 老师 Lǐ Yǒu de māma yě shì lǎoshī.

B: 白英爱 B: Bái Yīng’ài de māma shì

英文老师 Yīngwén lǎoshī.

2. 李友 ， 2. Lǐ Yǒu yǒu jiějie,

G. Find out Who or What They Are

高文中 Gāo Wénzhōng yě yǒu jiějie.

It’s almost Halloween. Your friends put on costumes and props, and you want to
know who or what they are. Therefore, you ask them the following questions to
find out:
3. 王朋 人， 3. Wáng Péng bú shì Niǔyuē rén,
你 人吗 or Nǐ shì rén ma?
高文中 人 Gāo Wénzhōng yě bú shì Niǔyuē rén.

你 工 Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?

Here are their costumes and props:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
4. 王朋没 ， 4. Wáng Péng méiyǒu gēge,

李友 没 Lǐ Yǒu yě méiyǒu gēge.

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