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Introducing Oneself to the Family

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ID: 0589 Pre Intermediate
"Meet the parents" takes on a whole other meaning in Chinese families. Now, if you can't keep track of which auntie is the elder, whose brother the rotund uncle is and whose sister the tall auntie is... or for that matter--which side is this grandpa is on, and how that lady over in the corner fits in to the whole scenario... the safest bet is to give lots of compliments about how young they all look. In this podcast, learn a lesson in Chinese charm. You'll be sure to get a dinner invite!
Thu Jul 26 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
寝室 qǐnshì dormitory
互相 hùxiāng each other
叫人 jiàorén to greet people
馋 chán greedy
妈妈，这是我同学，婷婷。我们是一个寝室的。
māma ，zhè shì wǒ tóngxué ，Tíngting 。wǒmen shì yī ge qǐnshì de 。
Mom, this is my classmate, Tingting. We are in the same dorm room.
阿姨好。啊，你们家真漂亮！不过还是阿姨您最漂亮！
āyí hǎo 。à ，nǐmen jiā zhēn piàoliang ！bùguò háishi āyí nín zuì piàoliang ！
Auntie, hello. Wow, your home is really beautiful. But, nevertheless, Auntie, you are more beautiful.
哟，婷婷真会说话。我们妮妮经常提起你。你们住在一个房间，要互相照顾噢！
yō ，Tíngting zhēn huì shuōhuà 。wǒmen Nīni jīngcháng tíqǐ nǐ 。nǐmen zhùzài yī ge fángjiān ，yào hùxiāng zhàogu o ！
Oh, Tingting, you are a real sweet talker. Nini often speaks of you. You stay in the same room--you must take care of each other!
那是一定的。哎，这位小朋友是嘟嘟吧。你表姐天天跟我说你又聪明又可爱！
nà shì yīdìng de 。āi ，zhè wèi xiǎopéngyǒu shì Dūdu ba 。nǐ biǎojiě tiāntiān gēn wǒ shuō nǐ yòu cōngming yòu kě\'ài ！
That's for sure. Oh, this little friend must be Dudu. Your cousin tells me every day how smart and cute you are.
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