HSK 1
HSK 1 · App lesson 9
15-25 min 6 words Official 4.3/3 8 sections

Ask how many people are in a family, give ages, and use 的 and 和.

New HSK Course 1, official lesson 4, part 3 of 3.

A small family at a dining table counting themselves on their fingers
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

Now you can ask about the whole household: how many people, whose family, and how old a child is.

家(jiā) 和(hé) 几(jǐ) 岁(suì) 的(de) 口(kǒu)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing home
家(jiā)

home; family

Model sentence
What to notice

家 can mean the home or the household.

Try it

Put 我 directly before 家: 我家.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing and
和(hé)

and

Model sentence
What to notice

和 links two people or two things of the same kind.

Try it

Keep 和 between the two names.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing how many
几(jǐ)

how many; a few

Model sentence
What to notice

几 asks for a small number, often under ten.

Try it

Use 几 where the number would go.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing years old
岁(suì)

years old

Model sentence
What to notice

Put 岁 after the number when you give an age.

Try it

Practice 两岁 slowly.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing possessive particle
的(de)

possessive particle

Model sentence
What to notice

的 shows belonging. It stays light and unstressed.

Try it

Build 我的, 你的, 他的, 她的.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing measure word for people in a household
口(kǒu)

measure word for people in a household

Model sentence
What to notice

Use 口 with 人 when counting a household.

Try it

Remember the question 几口人.

Vocabulary match

Connect word, pinyin, and meaning.

Pick one item from each column. When all three belong together, they lock in as a match.

Word
    Pinyin
      Meaning
        Grammar

        Two patterns hold the lesson together.

        Use 的 for belonging, 和 to link two people, and 口 when you count people in a home.

        1 Counting family with 口 2 Possessive 的
        Grammar 01 / 02
        number + 口 + 人

        Counting family with 口

        口 is the measure word for people in a household. 几口人 asks how many people live in the family.

        Grammar 02 / 02
        person + 的 + noun

        Possessive 的

        Put 的 after a person to show something or someone belongs to them: 我的爸爸, 她的孩子.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: My family has a father and a mother.

        Put 我 directly before 家: 我家.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "measure word for people in a household".

        Use 口 with 人 when counting a household.

        Reading practice

        Continue in order when you can. You can also open any app lesson whenever it is useful.

        几(jǐ)口(kǒu)人(rén)

        How many people?

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：你(nǐ)家(jiā)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)口(kǒu)人(rén)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：我(wǒ)家(jiā)有(yǒu)爸(bà)爸(bà)和(hé)妈(mā)妈(mā)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：他(tā)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)儿(ér)子(zǐ)吗(ma)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：是(shì)。儿(ér)子(zǐ)两(liǎng)岁(suì)。

        Xiaoyu: How many people are in your family?

        Li Wen: My family has a father and a mother.

        Anna: Is he your son?

        Li Wen: Yes. My son is two years old.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What does 小语 ask about 李文's home?
        Question 01

        What does 小语 ask about 李文's home?

        Question 2: How old is the son?
        Question 02

        How old is the son?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Ask how many people are in someone's family.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "home"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "measure word for people in a household"?

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