The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner
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ID: 2199
Intermediate
Marrying someone from abroad can be a difficult. There are questions of culture and language that have to be overcome. Of course, some issues aren't as big as others. In this dialogue, a young woman talks with her mother about marrying a foreign man.
John,Jenny
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to communicate | |
| 毕竟 | bìjìng | after all | |
| 母语 | mǔyǔ | mother tongue, native language | |
| 沟通 | gōutōng | to communicate |
琳琳我知道你现在很喜欢迈克可是嫁给他以后你们的交流会有问题吗
Línlin 琳琳wǒ 我zhīdào 知道nǐ 你xiànzài 现在hěn 很xǐhuan 喜欢Màikè 迈克kěshì 可是jiàgěi 嫁给tā 他yǐhòu 以后nǐmen de 你们的jiāoliú 交流huì 会yǒu 有wèntí 问题ma 吗
Linlin, I know you really like Mike now, but after you get married, would you have communication problems?
不会的妈我英语很好他也在学中文
bùhuì 不会de 的mā 妈wǒ 我Yīngyǔ 英语hěn 很hǎo 好tā 他yě 也zài 在xué 学Zhōngwén 中文
No, Mom. My English is good. He's also studying Chinese.
毕竟不是母语能很好地沟通吗
bìjìng 毕竟bù 不shì 是mǔyǔ 母语néng 能hěn 很hǎo 好de 地gōutōng 沟通ma 吗
But it's still not your mother tongue. Will you be able to communicate well?
妈感情的事很多时候是不需要语言的
mā 妈gǎnqíng 感情de 的shì 事hěn 很duō 多shíhou 时候shì 是bù 不xūyào 需要yǔyán 语言de 的
Mom, most of the time emotional matters aren't things that require language.
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