How old...? (of elderly people)
Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma? (Do you have brothers and sisters?)
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| Bú kèqì | You are welcome | dà | big | |
| ...duōdà | How old...? | ...duōdà niánjì? | How old...? (of elderly people) |
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| gè | (measure word)* | hé | and | |
| jiéhūn | marry | ...jiéhūn le ma? | Are...married? | |
| jǐ suì | How old...? (of children) | jīnnián | this year | |
| le | a grammatical marker of a perfect tense | liǎng | two (not with measure word) | |
| suì | year(s) old; age | xiàng | resemble; look like | |
| bú xiàng | not resember; not look like | xiǎo | small | |
| yí ge...yí ge | one .. the other | zhēnde | really |
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| bàba | dad | māma | mom | |
| érzi | son | nǚér | daughter |
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| gēge | elder brother | jiějie | elder sister | |
| dìdi | younger brother | mèimei | younger sister | |
| xiōngdì | brothers | jiěmèi | sisters | |
| dà dìdi | the older one of the younger brothers | xiǎo dìdi | the younger one of the younger brothers |
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| shíyī | 11 | shíèr | 12 | |
| shísān | 13 | shísì | 14 |
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| shíwǔ | 15 | shíliù | 16 | |
| shíqī | 17 | shíbā | 18 | |
| shíjiǔ | 19 | èrshí | 20 | |
| sānshí | 30 | sìshí | 40 | |
| wǔshí | 50 | liùshí | 60 | |
| qīshí | 70 | bāshí | 80 | |
| jiǔshí | 90 | yìbǎi | 100 |
1.
Dīng Fēng carrying out a family planning survey and Liú Fúguì (from the Miáo national minority) has agreed to answer a few questions.
2.
Dīng Fēng asked Liú Fúguì some more questions. By reading/listening to the dialogue, can you find out whether Liú Fúguì has any brothers or sisters? How old are they?
Wú and Lù are looking at a photo of Lù's family.