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Addressing Family Members

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ID: 1324 Intermediate
It's intimidating enough meeting your spouse's family... today we're meeting the whole extended family, titles, relationships and all. After studying this lesson, you'll have the tools you need to feel comfortable in any Chinese family gathering!
Wed Dec 30 2009 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
亲戚 qīnqi relatives
叫 jiào to address
称呼 chēnghu forms of address
实在 shízài in reality
等会儿见到亲戚，我叫什么，你跟我叫就行了。
děng huǐr jiàndào qīnqi ，wǒ jiào shénme ，nǐ gēn wǒ jiào jiù xíng le 。
In a little bit we're going to see the relatives. Whatever I call them, just follow my lead and it'll be okay.
哎，这些称呼实在太搞了。
āi ，zhèxiē chēnghu shízài tài gǎo le 。
Agh, these forms of address really are too confusing.
Tom，你好！
Tom ，nǐhǎo ！
Tom, hello!
你好！
nǐhǎo ！
Hello...
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