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!
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 等会儿jiàndào 见到qīnqi 亲戚wǒ 我jiào 叫shénme 什么nǐ 你gēn 跟wǒ 我jiào 叫jiù 就xíng le 行了
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 哎zhèxiē 这些chēnghu 称呼shízài 实在tài 太gǎo 搞le 了
Agh, these forms of address really are too confusing.
Tom你好
Tom Tomnǐhǎo 你好
Tom, hello!
你好
nǐhǎo 你好
Hello...
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