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How to Say ‘I have one older brother.’ in Traditional Chinese

我有一個哥哥。

wǒ yǒu yī gè gē gē

[wǒ yoh ee guh gēge]

💬 Usage Tip: Here 一 is said (yí), not (yī), because it comes before a falling tone: 一個 (yí ge). Chinese always uses older or younger sibling words, such as 哥哥 or 弟弟 "younger brother", rather than one word for "brother".

Phrase Breakdown

我有

wǒ yǒu

I have

我有 (wǒ yǒu) means 'I have'. 我 rises before the third-tone 有.

Example

我有時間。

I have time.

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.

一個哥哥。

yī gè gē gē

an older brother.

一個 (yí ge) means 'one'. 哥哥 (gēge) means 'older brother'.

Example

他是我哥哥。

He's my older brother.

Words in this phrase

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.

哥哥

gē gē

[gēge]

older brother

One's elder brother.

Example

我哥哥很高。

My older brother is tall.

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