HSK 2

我的家

wǒ de jiā

My home

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我(wǒ)的(de)家(jiā)不大(bú dà)。

我(wǒ)家(jiā)有(yǒu)三(sān)个人(gè rén)：爸爸(bà ba)、妈妈(mā ma)和(hé)我(wǒ)。

我(wǒ)家(jiā)后面(hòu mian)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)商店(shāng diàn)。

我(wǒ)家(jiā)前面(qián miàn)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)学校(xué xiào)。

我(wǒ)爱(ài)我(wǒ)的(de)家(jiā)。

Key Vocabulary

爸爸bà ba
(coll.) father; dad
HSK 1
后面hòu mian
the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
HSK 1
妈妈mā ma
mama; mommy; mother
HSK 1
前面qián miàn
ahead; in front; preceding
HSK 1
商店shāng diàn
store; shop
HSK 1
学校xué xiào
school
HSK 1
爱ài
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection
HSK 1
个gè
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
HSK 1
家jiā
home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
HSK 1
有yǒu
to have; there is
HSK 1

Subject + 不 + Adjective
Negates an adjective predicate; here it means 'not big'.
我的家不大。
Place + 前面/后面 + 有 + Noun
States that something exists in front of or behind a place.
我家前面有一个学校。

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