How to Say ‘There are three people in my family.’ in Simplified Chinese
我家三口人。
wǒ jiā sān kǒu rén
[wo jiā sān kǒu ren]
💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech the 有 "have" from the question usually gets dropped, so 我家三口人 is complete. Swap in another number, as in 我家五口人 "There are five people in my family."
Phrase Breakdown
我家
wǒ jiā
my family
我 (wǒ) means 'I' or 'my' and 家 (jiā) means 'family'. In speech, wǒ changes to a half-third tone here.
我家很小。
My home is small.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
家
jiā
[jiā]
family; household
One's family as a unit.
我家很大。
My family is big.
三口人。
sān kǒu rén
three people
三 (sān) means 'three'. 口 (kǒu) is the measure word for family members, and 人 (rén) means 'people'.
他家有五口人。
There are five people in his family.
Words in this phrase
三
sān
[sān]
three
The number 3.
我有三个朋友。
I have three friends.
口
kǒu
[kǒu]
measure word for family members
Used to count people in a household.
他家有三口人。
His family has three people.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
A human being; it can also mean people in general.
这里的人都对职业发展很有兴趣。
The people here are all very interested in career development.
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