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Betrothal Gifts and Dowries, Oh My!

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ID: 2384 Upper Intermediate
In many places in China, there is an expectation that marriage comes with gifts for both the bride and the groom's families. Sometimes these obligations are so great that they can threaten what might be a happy marriage. Other times they end up being ceremonial. In this lesson, several young people discuss their upcoming nuptials.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
订婚 dìnghūn to be engaged to marry
搞定 gǎodìng to set
恭喜 gōngxǐ congratulations
怪不得 guàibude no wonder
小张从老家回来啦
XiǎoZhāng 小张cóng 从lǎojiā 老家huílai 回来la 啦
Xiao Zhang, you're back from your hometown!
是呀我还从老家带了点特产就放在厨房请大家尝尝
shì 是ya 呀wǒ 我hái 还cóng 从lǎojiā 老家dài 带le 了diǎnr 点tèchǎn 特产jiù 就fàngzài 放在chúfáng 厨房qǐng 请dàjiā 大家chángchang 尝尝
Yeah. I also brought some specialties back from my hometown. I put them in the kitchen. Everyone please have a try.
谢谢啦
xièxie 谢谢la 啦
Thanks!
小张你这次跟女朋友回老家订婚的事儿怎么样了
XiǎoZhāng 小张nǐ 你zhè 这cì 次gēn 跟nǚpéngyou 女朋友huí 回lǎojiā 老家dìnghūn 订婚de 的shìr 事儿zěnmeyàng 怎么样le 了
Xiao Zhang, you went back to your hometown with your girlfriend this time. How did the wedding arrangements go?
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