How to say “mom” in Chinese
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“Mom” in Chinese is 妈妈, mā ma: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
妈妈 is read mā ma: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 女 “woman” gives the meaning; on the right, 马 mǎ “horse” hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “妈妈”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 妈妈. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是我妈妈。zhèshìwǒmāmaThis is my mom.
- 爸爸妈妈哥哥和我bàba,māma,gēgehéwǒDad, Mom, my older brother and me.
- 晚上我妈妈做饭wǎnshangwǒmāmazuòfànIn the evening my mom cooks.
- 我妈妈在学校wǒmāmazàixuéxiàoMy mom is at school.
- 我送给妈妈一些花。wǒsònggěimāmayìxiēhuāI’m giving Mom some flowers.
- 我送给妈妈一些花2wǒsònggěimāmayìxiēhuāI’m giving Mom some flowers.
More words from the lesson “3rd tone and neutral tone”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mom” in Chinese?
“Mom” in Chinese is 妈妈, pinyin māma.
What does 妈妈 mean?
妈妈 (māma) means “mom”.
How do you write 妈妈?
妈妈 is 2 characters: 妈 (mā) — mom. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 妈妈?
妈妈 is read māma. Tones: mā — first tone, ma — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“mom” in the lesson “3rd tone and neutral tone”
This word is from the topic “Pinyin and tones” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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