[FOREIGN] Hello, everyone. How would you ask someone how many members are in his or her family? And how would you respond when asked that question? In this unit, you will learn how to ask and respond how many members are in your family. First, let's listen to the following conversation. Pay close attention, please. >> [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN] >> Shall we take a look at the conversation? [FOREIGN] Translates to, Suzy, how many members are in your family? [FOREIGN] translates to, my family is comprised of my father, mother, and a younger brother, or literally, I have my father, mother, and a younger brother. Listen again and try to repeat it. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] Let's examine the pronunciations. [FOREIGN] is pronounced [FOREIGN] the final consonant. [FOREIGN] is pronounced [FOREIGN] first and then impacted by the consonant. [FOREIGN] is a natural sound made from your nose, therefore it affects the previous sound. The [FOREIGN] in [FOREIGN] is affected by the major sound [FOREIGN]. And it becomes [FOREIGN] and is pronounced [FOREIGN]. And we've seen throughout this unit that [FOREIGN] Is pronounced [FOREIGN]. The final consonant double s of [FOREIGN] is prolonged and connected to next syllable [FOREIGN] and becomes [FOREIGN]. Now let's try that again. [FOREIGN] excellent work. Let's have a look at the vocabulary. [FOREIGN] which is desk in English. You know, [FOREIGN] means a book and [FOREIGN] means a table, so [FOREIGN] means a table for books, literally. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] Do you remember what's a medical doctor? Yes, [FOREIGN]. The first syllable [FOREIGN] is a little bit hard to pronounce, but it has same pronunciation. [FOREIGN] Wwhat is a male younger sibling? Right, [FOREIGN]. We say it, too. And the first syllable, [FOREIGN], means male in Chinese character. [FOREIGN] means yes. A female younger sibling or a younger sister. Chinese character [FOREIGN] means female. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] All right, what do you think a male student is in Korean? Yes [FOREIGN] or [FOREIGN] correct, two. What about a female student? Correct [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] We call a clock [FOREIGN] and wristwatch, too. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] Sounds so similar, is it? [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] which is peach in English. [FOREIGN] which is tangerine in English. Is a question asking how many members are in your family. Because family is comprised of people we use [FOREIGN] a counting unit for people. [FOREIGN] is translated to how many therefore we want to ask how many people you say, [FOREIGN]. Then, how would you ask the quantity of a certain object? You use [FOREIGN], which is a unit to count the number of objects. For example, if you want to ask how many desks there are, you can say [FOREIGN] or [FOREIGN]. There isn't a final consonant in [FOREIGN]. So you use the ending [FOREIGN] which means to be in English, and ask [FOREIGN]. Then shall we practice? Choose an appropriate counting unit on the right side for the words on the left. [FOREIGN] which means desk. It is used with [FOREIGN], counting unit for object. [FOREIGN] is used with [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] Is used with [FOREIGN], counting unit for people. [FOREIGN], with [FOREIGN]. Great, second, come up with your own questions. [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN]? Please pay attention to the pronunciation [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] and remember [FOREIGN] and [FOREIGN] we've learned we have to choose [FOREIGN] or [FOREIGN] depending on whether there is a final consonant in the last syllable or not. Great, now how would we respond to the question [FOREIGN] If there are six members in your family, you can say [FOREIGN]. Pay attention to the pronunciation. [FOREIGN] and [FOREIGN]. Just like [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] remember how you learned numbers from one to ten in the last lesson? If you add, [FOREIGN], our unit to count people to [FOREIGN], it becomes [FOREIGN], or one person. And [FOREIGN] with a counting unit. Each final consonant drops, thus we pronounce [FOREIGN] instead of [FOREIGN] or [FOREIGN]. We don't pronounce them. Please pay attention to the pronunciations, especially from five. [FOREIGN] because of the major sound M, [FOREIGN], pronounce them [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] and [FOREIGN] is pronounced [FOREIGN] thus [FOREIGN] and [FOREIGN] is pronounced [FOREIGN] and last [FOREIGN]. Okay, replay again [FOREIGN] well done. Now if you have five members in your family, how would you respond to the question? [FOREIGN] right, you can respond [FOREIGN]. If you want to be specific, you can say the number of the members in the family and list them like [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] or you can simply just list the family members and respond [FOREIGN]. And how do you respond to the question [FOREIGN]. Asking about the number of the objects. If there are two, you say [FOREIGN]. Three desks is [FOREIGN]. Four desks is [FOREIGN]. And ten desks is [FOREIGN]. Shall we try practicing it? First, look at the drawing and fill in the parenthesis with the correct number. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] Or, how would you answer. Yes, [FOREIGN] is there.you use the counting unit for people, [FOREIGN] and [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] is there. [FOREIGN] Right, [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN], or [FOREIGN] Seven peaches, [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] normally we use the counting unit for things paired with the object. Do you like tangerines? I do. Two tangerines. [FOREIGN] right. Let's practice a little bit more at this time using the counting unit [FOREIGN] or [FOREIGN]. Let's try it. Look at the drawing and say them out loud. [FOREIGN], I have three older brothers. [FOREIGN] o [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] I have two younger sisters. [FOREIGN] or [FOREIGN]. [FOREIGN] [FOREIGN] excellent. Now, do you think you can answer a Korean person when he or she asks you how many members are in your family? At this point, take time to practice on your own. All right, let's go over more vocabulary. [FOREIGN] we have one word for niece and nephew, regardless of the gender. [FOREIGN] do you understand what it means? I have my mother, three younger sisters and one younger brother. And I have five niece and nephew. This is all for you this unit. Please find more time to practice what you've learned. [FOREIGN]
