How to Say ‘A younger sister’ in Traditional Chinese
一個妹妹
yī gè mèi mèi
[ee guh may-may]
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one; a/an
The number “one”; also used to mean “a” in phrases like 一年 (a year).
新年第一天，我給自己一個小目標。
On the first day of the New Year, I set a small goal for myself.
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.
妹妹
mèi mèi
[may-may]
younger sister
A younger female sibling. It can also be used affectionately to refer to a young girl.
我妹妹今年十歲。
My younger sister is ten years old this year.
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