Family 1
Measure Words
To talk about how many of something there is in Chinese, you need a measure word between the number and the noun. This is kind of like saying One piece of paper or Two cups of coffee. The most common measure word in Chinese is 个 (ge).
三个学生
(sān ge xuésheng) three students
她有四个姐姐。
(Tā yǒu sì ge jiějie.) She has four sisters.
We also need a measure word after 这 (zhè, this), 那 (nà, that) and 哪 (nǎ, which).
那个人
(nà ge rén) that person
哪个老师？
(Nǎ ge lǎoshī?) Which teacher?
没 (méi) with 有 (yǒu)
Use 没 (méi, no) before 有 (yǒu, have) instead of 不 (bù, no).
她没有妹妹。
(Tā méiyǒu mèimei.) She doesn’t have a younger sister.
我没有你的电话号码。
(Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ.) I don’t have your phone number.
Family Members
In Chinese there are specific words for little brother, older sister, etc.
姐姐
(jiějie) older sister
哥哥
(gēge) older brother
妹妹
(mèimei) younger sister
弟弟
(dìdi) younger brother