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ID: 1205 Newbie
Some families seem to have teaching in their blood. In today's Chinese lesson, we'll talk about family members and their jobs in Mandarin Chinese. Get ready to learn how to brag in Chinese about your mom, the attorney.
Thu Jul 16 2009 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
爸爸 bàba dad
妈妈 māma mom
老师 lǎoshī teacher
也 yě also
李老师，我爸爸也是老师。
Lǐ lǎoshī ，wǒ bàba yě shì lǎoshī 。
Mr. Li, my dad is a teacher, too!
是吗？你妈妈呢？
shì ma ？nǐ māma ne ？
Really? What about your mom?
我妈妈也是老师。
wǒ māma yě shì lǎoshī 。
My mom is also a teacher.
哇，你家都是老师！
wā ，nǐ jiā dōu shì lǎoshī ！
Whoa, everyone in your family is a teacher!
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