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Chinese in Daily Life-0018(Sentence: 108--113):How to Call One's Relatives 02:"Aunt"
-- Chinese Language Customs 03

 

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Hi friends, last weekend we learned the words for the different relatives that in English are called “Uncle”. I would now like to how to express the different meanings of the word “Aunt” in the Chinese official language, Mandarin.

NEW SENTENCES ABOUT ONE'S RELATIVES:

No. 108: -- 在英语中,"aunt" 意思姑姑姑母/姑妈姨母/姨妈伯母/伯娘婶子婶母/婶婶
                 -- "Aunt" means sister of one's father or mother and wife of one's uncle in English.

No. 109: -- 在汉语中,父亲姐妹被称为姑姑姑母姑妈
                 -- The sister of one's father is called "gu","gugu","gumu" or "guma" in Chinese.
                 
No. 110: -- 母亲姐妹被称为阿姨姨母姨妈
                 -- The sister of one's mother is called "yi","ayi","yimu" or "yima".

No.111: -- 父亲弟弟妻子被称为婶子婶母婶婶
                 -- The wife of father's younger brother is called "shen", "shenzi", "shenmu" or "shenshen".
              
No.112:   -- 父亲哥哥妻子被称为伯母伯娘
                 -- The wife of father's elder brother is called "bomu"or "boniang".         

No.113:   -- 母亲兄弟妻子被称为舅母舅妈。
                  -- the wife of mother’s brother is called "jiumu" or "jiuma".

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Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning and then read it after me.

Chinese Language Customs 03:

In English, the word “aunt” can refer to many different relatives -- the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle. In Chinese, these relatives can not all be referred to with the same word, each one has its own words:   

1. the sister of one's mother: yi, ayi, yimu and yima

2. the sister of one's father: gu, gugu, gumu and guma

3. the wife of one's uncle (father's elder brother): bomu, boniang

4. the wife of one's uncle (father's younger brother):shen, shenzi shenmu and shenshen

That's all for today's daily Chinese, hope it is a little help to you in your Chinese learning. :-)

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are also welcome to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends. :-)   

--Shirley
Written and Recorded On Sat, March 25, 2006