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Dinner with the Girlfriend's Parents

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ID: 1879 Intermediate
When your Chinese girlfriend invites you to dinner with her parents, you know things are getting serious. And even if you think things are getting serious, you probably have no clue how serious this is for the girl's parents. Be prepared for a little bit of well-intentioned interrogation. Learn the questions (and the right answers) in this Chinese lesson.
Wed Feb 29 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
叔叔 shūshu uncle
阿姨 āyí auntie
过奖 guòjiǎng to flatter
继续 jìxù to continue
爸，妈，这就是Peter.
bà ，mā ，zhè jiù shì Peter .
Dad, mom. This is Peter.
叔叔阿姨好！
shūshu āyí hǎo ！
Hello uncle and auntie!
Peter的中文不错嘛！
Peter de Zhōngwén bùcuò ma ！
Peter's Chinese is great!
叔叔过奖了。我要继续努力。
shūshu guòjiǎng le 。wǒ yào jìxù nǔlì 。
You flatter me, uncle. I need to keep working at it.
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