Relevant Content
We'll always make sure you know exactly what the lesson is about. You will easily understand whether it is relevant for you.

A Visit to the In-laws

Great Hosts
Here at ChinesePod, all our lessons are presented in an entertaining manner by our great hosts. You'll find language learners, teachers, and even professors sharing their insights, ideas, and teaching methods in our video and audio lessons.
Brief Lesson Summaries
A brief introduction of the lesson will always tell you what this lesson is about and what language level is the intended target. If you're interested in the subject, but might not be able to understand it in full, fear not; we have transcripts of lesson dialogues vocabulary so you can follow along.
IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1572 Intermediate
In case you haven't been inducted into any Chinese families, you should know up front that there are a few titles to learn. OK, maybe more than a few. In this lesson, follow a young man on his way to visit his wife's parents, and learn all the important family vocab.
Mon Dec 27 2010 | Jenny, John
Awesome Materials
Our lessons contain natural communication in Chinese in video and audio format. We have have lessons focused on video or a podcast format and our lessons have transcripts of Lesson Dialogues, Important Vocabulary, Expanded Materials for a deep dive into the lesson topic and Exercises focused on testing your retention.
Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
老丈人 lǎozhàngrén wife's father
丈母娘 zhàngmuniáng wife's mother
岳父 yuèfù wife's father
岳母 yuèmǔ wife's mother
小蒋，来看你老丈人啦！
Xiǎo Jiǎng ，lái kàn nǐ lǎozhàngrén la ！
Xiao Jiang, you're here to see your father-in-law!
是啊，周末了，来看看岳父岳母。
shì a ，zhōumò le ，lái kàn kan yuèfù yuèmǔ 。
Yeah. It's the weekend. I'm here to see my wife's parents.
好女婿，你丈母娘老夸你呢！
hǎo nǚxu ，nǐ zhàngmuniáng lǎo kuā nǐ ne ！
You're a good son-in-law. Your mother-in-law is always speaking highly of you!
哪里哪里，工作忙，很少回来。
nǎli nǎli ，gōngzuò máng ，hěn shǎo huílai 。
No way. I've been busy with work and haven't come very often.
Natural Dialogues
Each lesson is centered around a natural dialogue with key vocabulary directly prepared and translated for your use. You can also listen to each sentence as an individual recording to improve your listening and comprehension skills.
Try It For Free
ChinesePod is 100% Free to Try. Create an account today and get started!