Learn Mandarin Chinese with Yangyang - Correct way of saying "son" and "daughter"

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In this lesson, Yangyang will correct a common mistake likely made by an English speaker when they're talking about their kids. Enjoy!

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[jamesianv]

谢谢 以前我不知道 。 我有一个女儿 你有没有吗？

[sloppycheng]

@jamesianv Hello. You are not supposed to use "ma" here when you already use the "verb-not-verb" structure. To ask a yes/no question, you can use either "ma" at the end or the "verb-not-verb" structure , but not both. :) So the correct way is to say "你有没有" or "你有吗?" Get it? I hope so. :)

[rikkou1509]

we want some more of your sweet American accent :D

[xcutie95]

@Vojife Yeah, its grammatically incorrect since it wouldn't make much sense without "ge" placed after the word

[Vojife]

@xcutie95 Oh, xièxiè. But is it wrong to say just yī or èr?

[xcutie95]

@Vojife

liang ge is a way of saying "double" or a pair in chinese and ge is kind of like a counting mechanism similar to the word "a" in "I have a cat" rather than "i have cat"

[TrumpDaniK]

@1mmAf1uffyPandA

Should be "Xie Xie"

[JazzyZenBrotha]

我没有孩子。可是谢谢你！

[Vojife]

Um, I'm confused... Not about the son and daughter thing, I get that, but why is the number 1 "yi1 ge" here instead of just "yi1" and why is 2 "liang3 ge" instead of "er4"? O_o

[asaku520]

Yangyang, you are too skinny. Eat more during Chinese New Year! =P

[asaku520]

@jamesianv

Correct way should be: "我有一个女儿，你呢 / 你有没有 / 你有吗 / 你有没有女儿？"

"有没有" is already a question form, so no need to put "吗" at the end.

[ginsinsan]

You speak Mandarin with an American accent.