How to say 家

  • Traditional characters: 家
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): jiā
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄐㄧㄚ
  • Meaning: home / family

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

家 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

在家開冷氣，或是去超商吹冷氣。

zài jiā kāi lěng qì huò shì qù chāo shāng chuī lěng qì

Stay home with the AC on. Or go to a convenience store and stand in theirs.

From the story 三十六度 (Thirty-Six Degrees)

大衛，台北有幾百家郵局。你傳你的地址給我。

Dàwèi Tái běi yǒu jǐ bǎi jiā yóu jú nǐ chuán nǐ de dì zhǐ gěi wǒ

David, Taipei has hundreds of post offices. Send me your address.

From the story 哪一家郵局？ (Which Post Office?)

端午節的時候，我跟家人一起回阿嬤家過節。

Duān wǔ jié de shí hòu wǒ gēn jiā rén yì qǐ huí ā mà jiā guò jié

At Dragon Boat Festival, my family and I go back to Grandma's to celebrate.

From the story 粽子大戰 (The Zongzi War)

每年這一天，我們家都會吵同一件事：南部粽好吃，還是北部粽好吃？

měi nián zhè yì tiān wǒ men jiā dōu huì chǎo tóng yí jiàn shì nán bù zòng hǎo chī hái shì běi bù zòng hǎo chī

Every year on this day, my family has the same fight: southern zongzi or northern zongzi — which is better?

From the story 粽子大戰 (The Zongzi War)

這是我的新家嗎？

zhè shì wǒ de xīn jiā ma

Is this my new home?

From the story 歡迎來台北 (Welcome to Taipei)

Where 家 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 1 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Everyday Words
  • Lesson: Around Town
  • Taught just before: 商店
  • Taught just after: 錢