In lesson 20 we will learn how to ask if another person has any siblings, which means we will be using the verb "to have", 有 ''yǒu''. We will also learn how to ask if the other person has a boyfriend or girlfriend, and also whether or not they have an English or Chinese name.

"20.01 Do you have a brother or a sister? - Example sentences"

你有哥哥吗？ Nǐ yǒu gēge ma? Do you have an older brother?

你有妹妹吗？Nǐ yǒu mèimei ma? Do you have a younger sister?

你有弟弟吗？Nǐ yǒu dìdi ma?. Do you have a younger brother?

你有姐姐吗？Nǐ yǒu jiějie ma? Do you have an older sister?

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"20.02 I don't have an older sister - Negation"

我没有姐姐, 我有哥哥。 Wǒ méi yǒu jiějie, wǒ yǒu gēge. I don't have an older sister, I have an older brother.

王军没有妹妹, 他有姐姐。 Wáng Jūn méi yǒu mèimei, tā yǒu jiějie.Wang Jun does not have a younger sister, he has an older sister.

她没有弟弟, 她有妹妹。 Tā méi yǒu dìdi, tā yǒu mèimei.He does not have a younger brother, he has a younger sister.

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Notes:

The negation for the verb 有 ''yǒu'' is 没 ''méi''. In Chinese some verbs use the negation 没 ''méi'' while others use 不 ''bù'', there is no real rule as to which verbs use which negation, so you must simply memorize which uses which.

"20.03 Do you or don't you have a brother or a sister? - Example sentences"

你有没有哥哥？ Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu gēge? Do you (or don't you) have an older brother?

你有没有妹妹？Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu mèimei? Do you (or don't you) have a younger sister?

你有没有弟弟？Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu dìdi? Do you (or don't you) have a younger brother?

你有没有姐姐？Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu jiějie? Do you (or don't you) have an older sister?

"20.04 Do you have any siblings?"

你... Nǐ... ...you...

你有...Nǐ yǒu... ...you have....

你有兄弟...Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì.... ...you have any brothers...

你有兄弟姐妹... Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ... ...you have any brothers or sisters?

你有兄弟姐妹吗？ Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma? Do you have any brothers or sisters?

"20.05 Do you have any siblings? - Concept review dialogue"

王军":" 你有兄弟姐妹吗？ Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma?

同学":" 我有一个妹妹。你呢？ Wǒ yǒu yí gè mèimei. Nǐ ne?

王军":" 我有一个姐姐。 Wǒ yǒu yí gè jiějie.

Notes:

个 ''gè'' is the first "counter word" or "classifier" that we will learn, and it is the one most commonly used.

What is a counter word, you ask? Well, remember how we said that Chinese nouns don't change forms for singular or plural? In effect, that means every noun in Chinese is the equivalent of a collective noun in English, such as "water" or "rice". Just as we would say "a ''bottle'' of water" or "a ''bowl'' of rice", we need to put a classifier in front of a Chinese noun when enumerating it. There are numerous counter words in Chinese, but the basic, nearly all-purpose one is 个 ''gè''. We will be slowly learning several counter words throughout the course, and lesson 41 we will summarize the counter words that are the most commonly used.

"20.06 An only child"

他是... Tā shì... He is...

他是独生...Tā shì dúshēng... He is an only....

他是独生子。Tā shì dúshēngzǐ. He is an only son.

她是... Tā shì... She is...

她是独生 Tā shì dúshēng She is an only...

她是独生女。 Tā shì dúshēngnǚ. She is an only daughter.

"20.07 I'm an only child - concept review dialogue"

大卫":" 你有兄弟姐妹吗？ Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma?

小张":" 我是独生子。你呢？ Wǒ shì dúshēngzǐ. Nǐ ne?

大卫":" 我有一个哥哥。 Wǒ yǒu yí gè gēge.

"20.08 Do you have a Chinese name?"

马特":" 李雪，你有英文名字吗？ Lǐ Xuě，nǐ yǒu Yīngwén míngzi ma?

李雪":" 我没有英文名字。你有汉语名字吗？ Wǒ méi yǒu Yīngwén míngzi. Nǐ yǒu Hànyǔ míngzi ma?

马特":" 有。我的汉语名字是"流氓"。 Yǒu. Wǒ de Hànyǔ míngzi shì “liúmáng”.

李雪":" 很好的名字。你真是个流氓！ Hěn hǎo de míngzi. Nǐ zhēn shì ge liúmáng!

"20.09 Do you have a boyfriend?"

王军":" 你有男朋友吗？ Nǐ yǒu nánpéngyou ma?

萨拉":" 没有。你有女朋友吗？ Méi yǒu. Nǐ yǒu nǚpéngyou ma?

王军":" 我有。 Wǒ yǒu.

萨拉":" 她叫什么名字？ Tā jiào shénme míngzi?

王军":" 她叫李雪。 Tā jiào Lǐ Xuě.

"20.10 "

他有点累。 Tā yǒu diǎn lèi. He is a little tired.

李雪有点饿。Lǐ Xuě yǒu diǎn è. Li Xue is a little hungry.

陈大同有点忙。Chén Dàtóng yǒu diǎn máng. Chen Datong is a little busy.

我有点渴。Wǒ yǒu diǎn kě. I am a little thirsty.

他有点不高兴。Tā yǒu diǎn bù gāoxìng. He is a little unhappy.

王军有点困。Wáng Jūn yǒu diǎn kùn. Wang Jun is a little sleepy.

"20.11 The Horrors of Pronunciation"

没 Méi Not 美 MěiBeautiful 妹 Mèi Younger sister

"A Match the words with the translation"

1.) Mèimei Older sister

2.) Jiějie Younger sister

3.) Nánpéngyou
Name

4.) Míngzi Older brother

5.) Gēge Sleepy

6.) Kùn Boyfriend

"B Transcribe the following sentences into pinyin"

1.) 你有女朋友吗？

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2.) 我没有英文名字。

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3.) 你真是个流氓！

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4.) 他有点不高兴。

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"C Translate the following sentences into English"

1.) Tā yǒu diǎn lèi.

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2.) Nǐ yǒu Hànyǔ míngzi ma?

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3.) Nǐ yǒu mèimei ma?

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4.) Tā méi yǒu gēge, tā yǒu mèimei..

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5.) Nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma?

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"D Circle the pinyin for the character"

兄 ":" fāng xiōng jiàn gāo 姐 ":" jiě gāo míng běi

猜 ":" xiān fāng shén cāi 有 ":" yǒu běi zì fāng

点 ":" dú diǎn shén bù 流 ":" nǎ bù fāng liú

独 ":" xìng fāng dú dōng 没 ":" xī xìng méi shén

"E Fill in the blanks"

马特":" Lǐ Xuě，nǐ yǒu ****__**** míngzi ma?

李雪":" Wǒ _ yǒu Yīngwén ****__****. Nǐ yǒu ****_**** míngzi __ ?

马特":" ___ . ___ de Hànyǔ míngzi shì “liúmáng”.

李雪":" Hěn hǎo de ****_**** . Nǐ zhēn shì ge ____ !

"F Arrange the words into sentences"

1. míngzi yǒu Nǐ ma Yīngwén ? ********.

2. diǎn bù gāoxìng Tā yǒu . ********.

3. yǒu méi dìdi yǒu Nǐ ? ********.

4. diǎn gāoxìng yǒu Tā bù . ********.

"G Circle the two characters that are not the same"

没 有 累 兄 独 哥 点 美
有 独 美 困 没 兄 累 哥

"I Write questions for the following answers"

1.) ?

`我没有英文名字。 Wǒ méi yǒu Yīngwén míngzi.`

2.) ?

`我是独生子。 Wǒ shì dúshēngzǐ.`

3.) ?

`我没有弟弟，我有哥哥。 Wǒ méi yǒu dìdi，wǒ yǒu gēge.`

4.) ?

`那是我们老师。 Nà shì wǒmen lǎoshī.`