中 国 北京 Beijing

Summer palace

Lesson objectives In this lesson you will learn…. Greetings and how to introduce yourself How to name family members How to introduce your family Chinese family culture

Hello Nǐ hǎo 你 好

What is your name? Nĭ jiào shénme? 你 叫 什 么？

My name is … Wǒ jiào … 我 叫 …

中 国 China 家 Family Produced by Lucy Zhang, Verified by Nancy Yang.

家 的 演 变 Change of Chinese family

一 百 年 前 about 100 years ago

七 八 十 年 前 about 7-8 decades ago

二 三 十 年 前 about twenty thirty years ago

现 在 now

家人 family members One husband and one wife with only one child Young generation show respect to older generation Family member is addressed by title instead of names

bàba 爸爸 dad māma 妈妈 mum

gēge 哥哥 older brother jiějie 姐 姐 older sister

mèimei 妹 妹 younger sister dìdi 弟弟 younger brother

yéye 爷爷 father’s dad năinai 奶奶 father’s mum

Can you remember who it is?

I have … Wǒ yǒu … 我 有 …

Example： I have mum, dad, elder brother and younger sister. Wǒ yǒu māma, bàba, gēge hé mèimei. 我 有 妈妈，爸爸, 哥哥 和 妹妹。

Create a family card game dad bàba 爸爸 mum māma 妈妈 older brother gēge 哥哥 older sister jiějie 姐 姐 younger brother dìdi 弟弟 younger sister mèimei 妹 妹 father’s dad yéye 爷爷 father’s mum năinai 奶奶

What have you learnt today? Hello What is your name? My name is … Family members Mum, dad, younger brother, older brother, younger sister, older sister, grandma, grandpa. I have… Chinese family culture

How did you find the lesson? Good hăo 好 Very good hěn hăo 很好 Excellent fēi cháng hăo 非常好