day 17the whole family
unit 3 · family, home & travelthe whole family
Name your whole family, from aunts to nephews, talk about marriage and old age, and use 人家.
today’s words
- 人家 rénjia · others; he, she, they; (playful) I
- 姑姑 gūgu · aunt (father’s sister)
- 姨 yí · aunt (mother’s sister)
- 舅舅 jiùjiu · uncle (mother’s brother)
- 外甥 wàisheng · nephew (sister’s son)
- 侄子 zhízi · nephew (brother’s son)
- 亲属 qīnshǔ · relatives (formal)
- 家属 jiāshǔ · family members (of a patient, an employee)
- 长辈 zhǎngbèi · elders, the older generation
- 老太太 lǎotàitai · old lady
- 母 mǔ · female (of animals)
- 媳妇 xífu · wife (colloquial); daughter-in-law
- 婚姻 hūnyīn · marriage
- 订婚 dìnghūn · to get engaged
- 求婚 qiúhūn · to propose (marriage)
- 嫁 jià · (of a woman) to marry
- 娶 qǔ · (of a man) to marry, take a wife
- 夫人 fūrén · Mrs, madam; wife (formal)
- 娃娃 wáwa · baby, child; doll
- 婴儿 yīng'ér · baby, infant
- 岁数 suìshu · age (of an older person)
- 养老 yǎnglǎo · to retire; care for the elderly
- 养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn · care home, old people’s home
- 一辈子 yībèizi · a lifetime, all one’s life
- 终身 zhōngshēn · lifelong
sentences
- 人家都下班了，你怎么还在加班？ · Everyone else has gone home: why are you still working?
- 我舅舅和姑姑都住在南方。 · My uncle (Mum’s brother) and my aunt (Dad’s sister) both live in the south.
- 他们订婚三年了，戒指早就买好了，明年终于要结婚了。 · They’ve been engaged for three years and bought the rings long ago; next year they’re finally getting married.
- 奶奶说，婚姻是一辈子的事。 · Grandma says marriage is for life.
- 我外甥和侄子是同一年出生的。 · My sister’s son and my brother’s son were born in the same year.