Newbie - A Lot of Sisters

(A1212)

A:

她们是谁？

t ¯amen sh`ı sh ´ei?

Who are they?

B:

她们是我大姐，二姐，三姐。

t ¯amen sh`ı w ˇo d `aji ˇe, `erji ˇe, s ¯anji ˇe.

That’s my eldest sister, my second-eldest sister, and my

third-eldest sister.

A:

哇，这么多！

w ¯a, zh `eme du ¯o!

Wow, so many!

Key Vocabulary

她们

t ¯amen

they

是

sh`ı

to be

谁

sh ´ei

who

我

w ˇo

my, I

大姐

d `aji ˇe

eldest sister

二姐

`erji ˇe

second-eldest sister

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三姐

s ¯anji ˇe

third-eldest sister

这

么

zh `eme

this

多

du ¯o

many

大

d `a

big

二

`er

two

三

s ¯an

three

Supplementary Vocabulary

姐姐

ji ˇejie

older sister

妹妹

m `eimei

younger sister

哥哥

g ¯ege

older brother

弟弟

d`ıdi

younger brother

大哥

d `ag ¯e

eldest brother, ”buddy”

小

xi ˇao

small

少

sh ˇao

few

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