Chinese for English speakers House · Lesson 3
Job names
Chinese jobs — 我老婆是一名花匠 (My wife is a florist) — using 名 as a polite job counter.
Conversation
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Bolin
我老婆三十八岁。
wǒ lǎo pó sān shí bā suì.
My wife is 38 years old.
Tip: 十 <shí> = 10 八 <bā> = 8 三十八 <bāshíbā> = 38 岁<suì> = counter for age
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Bolin
她是一名花匠。
tā shì yì míng huā jiàng.
She is a florist.
Tip: 一 <yī> = 1 名 <míng> = counter for people (usually when talking about their jobs) 花 <huā> = flower 花匠 <huājiàng> = florist
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Lindo
您也是花匠吗？
nín yě shì hūa jiàng ma?
Are you a florist too?
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Bolin
不是，我是护士。
bú shì, wǒ shì hù shi.
No, I am not. I am a nurse.
Tip: 护士 <hùshi> = nurse