Live...laugh...love Life with 4 kids 6 and under. Our trip to pick up Tonito in China is: mid-March 2008 through April 12. Our trips to pick up Ricky in Ethiopia are in June and August of 2010.

Monday, February 11, 2008

The Master List: Family Members in Chinese

The Chinese language distinguishes between maternal vs. paternal relatives, and younger vs. older relatives.. So here is the grand list of family members in Chinese: (please copy and paste for your own use- I got many from APC... also let me know if any are wrong!!!!)

First page: 你的家庭........................................Last page: 我们爱您
Ni de jia ting......................................................Wŏmen ài ni3.
Your family.......................................................We love you!
Tu Familia.........................................................Te queremos.

Family

爸爸....................妈妈.........................妹妹
ba ba.................ma ma.....................mei mei
Papi..................Mommy..................Vivi and Maya

公公........................................婆婆
gong gong..............................po po
Grandpa (maternal) ...........Grandma (maternal)

爷爷.............................................奶奶
ye ye............................................nai nai
Abuelito (paternal Grandpa).....Abuelita (paternal Grandma)

阿姨
a yí
Tía Didi and Tía Mimi (aunt: mother's younger sister)

舅舅
jiù jiŭ
Uncle Tim and Uncle Nico (uncle: mother's younger brother)

舅妈
jiù ma
Auntie Colleen (aunt: mother’s younger brother’s wife)

叔叔
shú shū
Tío Mayo (uncle: father’s younger brother)

婶婶
shĕn shēn
Tía Sandra (aunt: wife of father’s younger brother... Sorry Mario! I couldn't find how to say "girlfriend" LOL!!!)

姑姐
gū jiĕ
Tía Normita (aunt: father's younger sister)

表弟
biao di
Iñaki (younger male cousin)

姑丈
gū zhàng
Tío Roberto (uncle: father’s younger sister’s husband)

Other useful family members:
Older brother.... younger brother
哥哥....弟弟
ge ge....di di

Older sister
姐姐
jie jie

Older male cousin
表哥
biao ge

Male cousins....................Female cousins
表兄弟 ...............................表姐妹
biao xiong di ....................biao jie mei

Older female cousin.....................younger female cousin
表姐...............................................表妹
biao jie..........................................biao mei

Father’s older brother.............Wife of Father’s older brother
伯父.............................................伯母
bo2 fu4........................................bo2 mu3

Mother’s older sister...................Father’s older sister
姨妈 ................................................姑妈
Yi2 ma1.........................................Gu1 ma1

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