Family & People

Family members and 的 (possession)

HSK 1 · A1 · 7 words

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed

人

rén

person

老师

lǎoshī

teacher

学生

xuéshēng

student

朋友

péngyǒu

friend

家

jiā

home / family

爸爸

bàba

father

妈妈

māma

mother

的 shows possession

X 的 Y = X's Y. 我的妈妈 = my mum. (Often dropped for close family: 我妈妈.)

我的朋友

wǒ de péngyou

my friend

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