Fun with Chinese Family Terms

How many strokes are in the characters 妈?

• 5

• 7

• 4

• 6

Translate the following family member names: 妈 (mā), 爸 (bà), 弟 (dì), 哥 (gē), 妹 (mèi), 我 (wǒ), 姐 (jiě).

• Mother, Father, Little Brother, Elder Brother, Little SIster, Big sister

• My Family and siblings

• My siblings

• Grandmother, Little Sister, Father, Grandfather, Elder Brother, Big sister

Translate these sentences using family members: 1. 我爱我的妈妈。 2. 我的爸爸很高。 3. 弟弟在学校。 4. 姐姐喜欢猫。 5. 哥哥在家。 6. 妹妹很聪明。

• My brother is very smart.

• I love my dad.

• 1. I love my mom. 2. My dad is tall. 3. My younger brother is at school. 4. My older sister likes cats. 5. My older brother is at home. 6. My younger sister is very smart.

• My sister is tall.

Translate the words: 电话, 画画,学习，煮饭，朋友 from Chinese to English.

• telephone, to sketch, to write, rude friend, make

• cellphone, digit, how often,

• telephone, to draw, to learn, friend, cook

• telephone, to doodle, how many times

Identify and color the strokes of the characters: 人 (rén), 我 (wǒ), 的 (de).

• 的: 7 strokes, 我：4， 的：8

• 我: 5 strokes，人：1，的: 6

• 人: 3 strokes

• 人: 2 strokes, 我: 6 strokes, 的: 8 strokes

What do the words 家 (jiā) and 爱 (ài) mean in English?

• 家 means 'house' or 'building'; 爱 means 'friendship'.

• 家 means 'place' or 'location'; 爱 means 'affection'.

• 家 means 'home' or 'family'; 爱 means 'love'.

• 家 means 'shelter' or 'dwelling'; 爱 means 'care'.

Match the English sentences with the correct Chinese translations for 家 (jiā) meaning family and 爱 (ài) meaning like.

• 家 (jiā) - friend; 爱 (ài) - family.

• 家 (jiā) - family; 爱 (ài) - like.

• 家 (jiā) - love; 爱 (ài) - home.

• 家 (jiā) - like; 爱 (ài) - dislike.

Translate the phrases: 这 是 (zhè shì), 我的 (wǒ de), 家 (jiā), 爱 (ài), 我 (wǒ) into English.

• this is, my, family, love, I

• me,house,love, family,old, I

• me, house, this, old, my

• house

• that is

What is "to dislike" in Chinese?

• 爱

• 不喜欢

• 不是

• 和

Translate the number 七四六二五二六 into English numbers.

• 746252

• 7462527

• 7462526

• 7462256