HEYGOW ASMR

Family

10 phrases
HD
nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
你家有几口人?
ENhow many are there in your family?
HD
wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.
我家有四口人。
ENthere are four of us
HD
wǒ yǒu yí ge gēge.
我有一个哥哥。
ENI have an older brother
HD
wǒ shì dúshēngzǐ.
我是独生子。
ENI'm an only child
HD
wǒ jiéhūn le.
我结婚了。
ENI'm married
HD
wǒ hái méi jiéhūn.
我还没结婚。
ENI'm not married yet
HD
wǒ yǒu liǎng ge háizi.
我有两个孩子。
ENI have two children
HD
wǒ tàitai shì lǎoshī.
我太太是老师。
ENmy wife is a teacher
HD
wǒ fùmǔ dōu tuìxiū le.
我父母都退休了。
ENboth my parents are retired
HD
wǒ hé jiārén zhù yìqǐ.
我和家人住一起。
ENI live with my family

你家有几口人 counts people with 口, the measure word for mouths at a table, and that is exactly the image. The question is warm rather than nosy. Note 我是独生子 - only child - which for one generation of Chinese was simply the default, and which still carries the weight of the policy that produced it.