HSK1 Lesson 9｜How Many People Are in Your Family? – Start Your Chinese Story from “Home”

Home is where language comes alive.
In HSK1 Lesson 9 at Hilingo, we focus on the theme of family – helping you master practical, everyday Chinese: asking about numbers of people, introducing family members, and talking about ages.

📘 Core Content of This Lesson

Key Vocabulary

• 家 (family), 有 (have/there be), 口 (measure word for family members), 女儿 (daughter), 几 (how many), 岁 (year of age), 了 (change marker), 今年 (this year)

Key Sentence Patterns

• “我家有__口人。” (There are __ people in my family.)

• “你女儿几岁了？” (How old is your daughter?)

• “她今年四岁了。” (She is four years old this year.)

Grammar Focus

• Using the interrogative “几” for numbers under 10

• Reading and using numbers within 100

Pronunciation Practice

• Retroflex “er” sounds (e.g., 小孩儿, 好玩儿)

• Differentiating finals starting with i, u, ü (e.g., a-ia, an-üan)

🧩 Interactive Activities

• Introduce classmates or friends using photos – practice “他是/她是我的同学……”

• Answer picture-based questions to reinforce “几口人” and “几岁”

• Read numbers aloud to build fluency

👥 Who Is This Lesson For?

• Complete beginners or elementary learners

• Foreigners who want to talk about family in Chinese

• HSK1 test candidates

✅ After This Lesson, You Will Be Able to:

• Ask and answer about family size in Chinese

• State family members’ ages accurately

• Recognize and read numbers up to 100

• Distinguish tricky pinyin sounds

Start your Chinese journey from “home” with Hilingo.