Chinese For Dummies (39 page)

Nǐ shénme shíhòu zǒu?
你什么时候走
? (
你甚麼時候走
?) (nee shummuh shir-ho dzoe?) (
When are you leaving?
)

Nǐ xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng ma?
你喜欢看电影吗
? (
你喜歡看電影嗎
?) (nee she-hwahn kahn dyan-yeeng mah?) (
Do you like to see movies?
)

Nǐ yǒu háizi ma?
你有孩子吗
? (
你有孩子嗎
?) (nee yo hi-dzuh mah?) (
Do you have children?
)

Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?
你住在哪儿
? (
你主在哪兒
?) (nee joo dzye nar?) (
Where do you live?
)

Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?
你做什么工作
? (
你做甚麼工作
?) (nee dzwaw shummuh goong-dzwaw?) (
What kind of work do you do?
)

Chatting about family

If you want to talk about your family when answering questions or making small talk, you need to know these common words:

àirén
爱人
(
愛人
) (eye-run) (
spouse
[used mostly in mainland China])

dìdì
弟弟
(dee-dee) (
younger brother
)

érzi
儿子
(
兒子
) (are-dzuh) (
son
)

fùmǔ
父母
(foo-moo) (
parents
)

fùqīn
父亲
(
父親
) (foo-cheen) (
father
)

gēgē
哥哥
(guh-guh) (
older brother
)

háizi
孩子
(hi-dzuh) (
children
)

jiějiě
姐姐
(jyeh-jyeh) (
older sister
)