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 我的家 My Home

Part 1: Text

Chinese Text

这是我的家。我家有爸爸、妈妈、哥哥、姐姐、弟弟和我,一共六个人。我的房间不大,但是很干净。房间里有一张桌子和一张床。桌子上有书和本子。我常在房间里看书、写字和玩电脑。我们都爱这个家。

Pinyin and Chinese

  • Zhè shì wǒ de jiā.
    这是我的家。

  • Wǒ jiā yǒu bàba, māma, gēge, jiějie, dìdi hé wǒ, yīgòng liù gè rén.
    我家有爸爸、妈妈、哥哥、姐姐、弟弟和我,一共六个人。

  • Wǒ de fángjiān bú dà, dànshì hěn gānjìng.
    我的房间不大,但是很干净。

  • Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuōzi hé yì zhāng chuáng.
    房间里有一张桌子和一张床。

  • Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shū hé běnzi.
    桌子上有书和本子。

  • Wǒ cháng zài fángjiān lǐ kàn shū, xiě zì hé wán diànnǎo.
    我常在房间里看书、写字和玩电脑。

  • Wǒmen dōu ài zhège jiā.
    我们都爱这个家。

Detailed Analysis

  • Zhè shì wǒ de jiā.
    这是我的家。
    This / is / my / home.
    This is my home.

  • Wǒ jiā yǒu bàba, māma, gēge, jiějie, dìdi hé wǒ, yīgòng liù gè rén.
    我家有爸爸、妈妈、哥哥、姐姐、弟弟和我,一共六个人。
    My / home / has / dad, / mom, / elder brother, / elder sister, / younger brother / and / me, / altogether / six / [measure word] / people.
    There are six people in my family: dad, mom, elder brother, elder sister, younger brother, and me.

  • Wǒ de fángjiān bú dà, dànshì hěn gānjìng.
    我的房间不大,但是很干净。
    My / room / not / big, / but / very / clean.
    My room is not big, but it is very clean.

  • Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuōzi hé yì zhāng chuáng.
    房间里有一张桌子和一张床。
    Room / inside / has / one / [measure word] / table / and / one / [measure word] / bed.
    There is a table and a bed in the room.

  • Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shū hé běnzi.
    桌子上有书和本子。
    Table / on / has / books / and / notebooks.
    There are books and notebooks on the table.

  • Wǒ cháng zài fángjiān lǐ kàn shū, xiě zì hé wán diànnǎo.
    我常在房间里看书、写字和玩电脑。
    I / often / in / room / inside / read / books, / write / characters / and / play / computer.
    I often read books, write characters, and play on the computer in my room.

  • Wǒmen dōu ài zhège jiā.
    我们都爱这个家。
    We / all / love / this / home.
    We all love this home.


Part 2: Exercises

Questions

  1. 小明家有几口人?

  2. 他的房间大吗?

  3. 房间里有什么家具?

  4. 他喜欢在房间里做什么?

  5. 他们爱自己的家吗?

Answers

  1. 他家有六口人。 Tā jiā yǒu liù kǒu rén. There are six people in his family.

  2. 他的房间不大。 Tā de fángjiān bú dà. His room is not big.

  3. 房间里有一张桌子和一张床。 Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuōzi hé yì zhāng chuáng. There is a table and a bed in the room.

  4. 他喜欢看书、写字和玩电脑。 Tā xǐhuan kàn shū, xiě zì hé wán diànnǎo. He likes to read books, write characters, and play on the computer.

  5. 是的,他们都爱自己的家。 Shì de, tāmen dōu ài zìjǐ de jiā. Yes, they all love their home.


Part 3: Vocabulary

 
 
ChinesePinyinEnglish
Nouns  
jiāhome
爸爸bàbadad
妈妈māmamom
哥哥gēgeelder brother
姐姐jiějieelder sister
弟弟dìdiyounger brother
房间fángjiānroom
桌子zhuōzitable
chuángbed
shūbook
本子běnzinotebook
character
电脑diànnǎocomputer
Verbs  
shìto be
yǒuto have
kànto read, to watch
xiěto write
wánto play
àito love
Adjectives  
big
干净gānjìngclean
Adverbs  
chángoften
hěnvery
dōuall
Conjunction  
and
Other  
zhèthis
一共yīgòngaltogether
(measure word)
zhāng(measure word for tables, beds)
inside
shàngon