day 70aunts and uncles

aunts and uncles

Name the people in your family on dad’s side and mum’s side, and call neighbours politely.

today’s words

• 伯伯 bóbo · uncle (dad’s older brother)
• 伯父 bófù · uncle (dad’s older brother)
• 伯母 bómǔ · aunt (wife of dad’s older brother)
• 叔叔 shúshu · uncle (dad’s younger brother)
• 姑姑 gūgu · aunt (dad’s sister)
• 阿姨 āyí · aunt (mum’s sister); auntie
• 老太太 lǎotàitai · old lady
• 鄰居 línjū · neighbour
• 關係 guānxì · relationship, connection
• 身邊 shēnbiān · by one’s side
• 不同 bùtóng · different
• 同樣 tóngyàng · the same; equally
• 這樣 zhèyàng · like this, this way

sentences

• 陳老師是志明的姑姑。 · Teacher Chen is Zhiming’s aunt (his dad’s sister).
• 爸爸的哥哥是伯伯，也叫伯父。 · Dad’s older brother is 伯伯, also called 伯父.
• 我叔叔的身高跟我父親一樣。 · My uncle is as tall as my father.
• 外婆的身邊總是有很多孫子。 · Grandma always has lots of grandchildren around her.
• 我們是鄰居，也做同樣的工作。 · We’re neighbours, and we do the same job too.