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Mahjong with the In-laws

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ID: SH0009 Elementary
The clicking and rustling of tiles on a table is a familiar sound to anyone who has ever lived in China. It can mean only one thing: a game of mahjong. In today's Shanghainese lesson, learn how to talk not only about this popular game, but also about family, spouses, and in-laws.
Fri Jun 11 2010 | Catherine, Jason
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
急吼吼 tɕiIʔ hou hou hurriedly
啥地方 sa di fã where
丈母娘 zã mu niã mother-in-law
屋 oʔ house
侬急吼吼到啥地方去啊？
noŋ tɕiIʔ hou hou tɔ sa di fã tɕ’i a ？
Where are you rushing off to?
去我丈母娘屋里搓麻将。
tɕ’i ŋu zã mu niã oʔ li ts’o mo tɕiã 。
I'm going to my mother-in-law's to play mahjong.
哦哟，送米去的啦。
a ia ，soŋ mi tɕ’i tiIʔ lɑ 。
Gosh, giving away money.
是的呀，今朝丈母娘生日，阿拉老婆已经豁翎子给我了。
zi tiIʔ ia ，tɕin tsɔ zã mu niã sã niIʔ ，aʔ laʔ lɔ bu ɦi tɕin huaʔ lin tsi po ŋu leʔ 。
Yeah, today is my mother-in-law's birthday, my wife already warned me.
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