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How to Say ‘I have a son and a daughter.’ in Traditional Chinese

我有一個兒子和一個女兒。

wǒ yǒu yī gè ér zi hé yī gè nǚ ér

[wǒ yoh ee guh érzi hé ee guh nǚ'ér]

💬 Usage Tip: 和 "and" joins nouns only. Don't use it to join two sentences.

Phrase Breakdown

我有一個兒子

wǒ yǒu yī gè ér zi

I have a son

我有 (wǒ yǒu) means 'I have'. 一個兒子 (yí ge érzi) means 'a son'.

Example

他有一個兒子。

He has a son.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

Used by a speaker to refer to themselves.

Example

我是學生。

I am a student.

有

yǒu

[yoh]

to have

Used to express possession, like “have” in English.

Example

你有很多朋友。

You have many friends.

一

yī

[ee]

one

The number one; often changes pronunciation to yí before a classifier in natural speech.

Example

我帶了一個背包。

I brought one backpack.

個

gè

[guh]

general classifier

A very common measure word used with many nouns, like objects or people in some contexts.

Example

櫃檯前面有一個人。

There is one person in front of the counter.

兒子

ér zi

[érzi]

son

One's male child.

Example

他的兒子五歲。

His son is five.

和一個女兒。

hé yī gè nǚ ér

and a daughter.

和 (hé) means 'and' for joining nouns. In Taiwan it's often read hàn. 一個女兒 means 'a daughter'.

Example

我和朋友去吃飯。

My friend and I went to eat.

Words in this phrase

和

hé

[hé]

and

Used to connect words or clauses.

Example

我和朋友一起去旅行。

I go traveling with my friends.

一

yī

[ee]

one

The number one; often changes pronunciation to yí before a classifier in natural speech.

Example

我帶了一個背包。

I brought one backpack.

個

gè

[guh]

general classifier

A very common measure word used with many nouns, like objects or people in some contexts.

Example

櫃檯前面有一個人。

There is one person in front of the counter.

女兒

nǚ ér

[nǚ'ér]

daughter

One's female child.

Example

她女兒很可愛。

Her daughter is very cute.

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