Newbie - A Family of Teachers

(A1205)

A:

李老师，我爸爸也是老师。

Lˇı l ˇaosh¯ı, w ˇo b `aba yˇe sh`ı l ˇaosh¯ı.

Mr. Li, my dad is a teacher, too!

B:

是吗？你妈妈呢？

sh`ı ma? nˇı m ¯ama ne?

Really? What about your mom?

A:

我妈妈也是老师。

w ˇo m ¯ama yˇe sh`ı l ˇaosh¯ı.

My mom is also a teacher.

B:

哇，你家都是老师！

w ¯a, nˇı ji ¯a d ¯ou sh`ı l ˇaosh¯ı!

Whoa, everyone in your family is a teacher!

Key Vocabulary

爸爸

b `aba

dad

妈妈

m ¯ama

mom

老师

l ˇaosh¯ı

teacher

也

yˇe

also

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是

sh`ı

to be

哇

w ¯a

whoa

家

ji ¯a

home, family

都

d ¯ou

all

Supplementary Vocabulary

哥哥

g ¯ege

older brother

姐姐

ji ˇejie

older sister

弟弟

d`ıdi

younger brother

妹妹

m `eimei

younger sister

学生

xu ´esheng

student

学校

xu ´exi `ao

school

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