王 力, 你 爸爸 妈妈 多 大 岁数? Wang Li, How old are your parents?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102262.mp3
爸爸 62 岁,妈妈 60 岁。 My father is 62 years old, my mother is 60 years old.http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102263.mp3
他们 以前 做 什么 工作? What kind of work did they do before?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102264.mp3
爸爸 是 大夫, 在 医院 工作。 妈妈 在 银行 工作, 她 是 职员。 My father was a doctor and worked in a hospital. My mother worked in a bank as a clerk.http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102265.mp3
你 太太 呢? How about your wife?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102266.mp3
她 是 翻译, 工作 非常 忙。 She is an interpreter. Her job keeps her quite busy.http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102267.mp3
你 孩子 几 岁? How old is your child?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102268.mp3
六 岁。 6 years old.http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102269.mp3
是 吗? 你 太太 多 大? Really? How old is your wife?http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102270.mp3
30 岁。 30 years old.http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102271.mp3
她 很 年轻! She is so young!http://www.echineseonline.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-05/22/102272.mp3
In China, while asking women's age is becoming less common nowadays, traditionally, people don't usually mind too much about asking one's age. Nevertheless, Chinese pay attention to how you ask about age for different age groups.
"你几岁?" is usually used to ask a child who is below 10 years old.
"你多大?" is usually used to ask a teenager.
"您多大岁数?" is usually used to ask middle-aged and elderly people.
In this Chinese lesson, you will learn how to inquire and answer about one's age, learn basic numbers, learn about culture etiquette and ask others’ occupations. Learn useful Chinese phrases such as how old are you, before and busy.
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Girl9987 in reply to Lisa_eChineseOnline Support
Why the pages aren't opening?????????
January 2, 2012Reply
Helen Zhang (Chinese Teacher) in reply to Girl9987
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January 4, 2012Reply
Girl9987 says
What does shenme means?
January 3, 2012Reply
Helen Zhang (Chinese Teacher) in reply to Girl9987
Hi Girl9987,
Shenme means "what".
July 23, 2015Reply
songan says
I think 大夫 should read tafu, not taifu as in the lesson.
July 23, 2015Reply
Helen Zhang (Chinese Teacher) in reply to songan
Hi Songan,
When “大夫” is used to refer to “doctor”, its pronunciation should be “dài fū”. When “大夫” is pronounced as “dà fū”, it refers to senior official in feudal China.