How to Say ‘Yes, I have two kids.’ in Traditional Chinese
有啊,我有兩個小孩。
yǒu a wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo hái
[yoe ah waw yoe lyahng guh xiǎohái]
Phrase Breakdown
有啊,
yǒu a
Yes, I do,
You answer a 有…嗎 question by repeating 有. The particle 啊 makes the answer sound friendly and natural.
有啊,我有空。
Yes, I'm free.
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have
Used to ask whether someone possesses or has something.
您有托運行李嗎?這個「有」是在詢問是否有某樣東西。
Do you have checked baggage? This “有” asks whether someone has something.
啊
a
[ah]
ah; sentence particle
Used at the end of a sentence to make the tone sound friendly, responsive, or enthusiastic.
一起去吃飯啊!
Let's go eat together!
我有兩個小孩。
wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo hái
I have two children.
This is the full statement. Say 我有 as wó yǒu, then 兩個小孩 smoothly.
我有兩個小孩,都很可愛。
I have two kids, and they're both cute.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
Refers to yourself, like “I” or “me.”
我要先排隊,這個「我」是說話的人自己。
I want to line up first; this “我” refers to the speaker themself.
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have
Used to ask whether someone possesses or has something.
您有托運行李嗎?這個「有」是在詢問是否有某樣東西。
Do you have checked baggage? This “有” asks whether someone has something.
兩
liǎng
[lyahng]
two
Used instead of 二 before some measure words, especially in natural speech like telling time.
我們兩點見面,可以嗎?
Shall we meet at two o'clock?
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many nouns, like objects or people in some contexts.
櫃檯前面有一個人。
There is one person in front of the counter.
小孩
xiǎo hái
[xiǎohái]
child; kid
Common everyday word for children.
她的小孩很乖。
Her child is well-behaved.
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