8. [Measure word] Measure word "ge"

Question 1

one person

Answer 1

一 个 人

yī gè rén

Question 2

four friends

Answer 2

四 个 朋友

sì gè péngyou

Question 3

three iPhones

Answer 3

三 个 苹果 手机

sān gè Píngguǒ shǒujī

Question 4

five weeks

Answer 4

五 个 星期

wǔ gè xīngqī

Question 5

six months

Answer 5

六 个 月

liù gè yuè

Question 6

two wives

Answer 6

两 个 老婆

liǎng gè lǎopo

Question 7

Ten men: seven are fools, and eight are bad.

Answer 7

十 个 男人， 七 个 傻， 八 个 坏。A line from a song

Shí gè nánrén, qī gè shǎ, bā gè huài.

Question 8

He is a foreigner.

Answer 8

他 是 个 老外。
Tā shì gè lǎowài.

If the number is one (1), you can omit it and use 个 (gè) by itself. This is similar to “a” or “an” in English, for example in “a person” or “an idiot.” (The tone on 个 (gè) is normally somewhat de-emphasized in this usage, but still written as fourth tone. You don’t need to stress about it, though.)

Question 9

I have a son.

Answer 9

我 有 个 儿子。
Wǒ yǒu gè érzi.

If the number is one (1), you can omit it and use 个 (gè) by itself. This is similar to “a” or “an” in English, for example in “a person” or “an idiot.” (The tone on 个 (gè) is normally somewhat de-emphasized in this usage, but still written as fourth tone. You don’t need to stress about it, though.)

Question 10

She is a good teacher.

Answer 10

她 是 个 好 老师。
Tā shì gè hǎo lǎoshī.

If the number is one (1), you can omit it and use 个 (gè) by itself. This is similar to “a” or “an” in English, for example in “a person” or “an idiot.” (The tone on 个 (gè) is normally somewhat de-emphasized in this usage, but still written as fourth tone. You don’t need to stress about it, though.)

Question 11

Would you like to eat a stuffed steamed bun?

Answer 11

你 想 吃 个 包子 吗？
Nǐ xiǎng chī gè bāozi ma?

If the number is one (1), you can omit it and use 个 (gè) by itself. This is similar to “a” or “an” in English, for example in “a person” or “an idiot.” (The tone on 个 (gè) is normally somewhat de-emphasized in this usage, but still written as fourth tone. You don’t need to stress about it, though.)

Question 12

Teacher, I have a question.

Answer 12

老师 ， 我 有 个 问题。
Lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu gè wèntí.

If the number is one (1), you can omit it and use 个 (gè) by itself. This is similar to “a” or “an” in English, for example in “a person” or “an idiot.” (The tone on 个 (gè) is normally somewhat de-emphasized in this usage, but still written as fourth tone. You don’t need to stress about it, though.)