Intermediate - Got the Wedding Invitation, Bro? (C2443)

A: 兄弟,这个周末有空吗?出来聚聚?
xiōngdì, zhè gè zhōumò yǒukòng ma? chūlái jùju?
Hey, bro. Are you free this weekend? Do you want to get together?
B: 你怎么想到要聚聚?
nǐ zěnme xiǎngdào yào jùju?
Why do you want to get together?
A: 嘿嘿,兄弟,我要结婚啦,给你发请帖!
hēihēi, xiōngdì, wǒ yào jiéhūn la, gěi nǐ fā qǐngtiě!
Hehe! I'm getting married, bro. I am giving you an invitation!
B: 哟,恭喜恭喜!你们打算办几桌?
yō, gōngxǐ gōngxǐ! nǐmen dǎsuàn bàn jǐ zhuō?
Huh?! Congratulations! How many tables are you arranging to have?
A: 12桌,现在酒店可难订了,婚庆也难订。我们计划了一年了。
shíèr zhuō, xiànzài jiǔdiàn kě nán dìng le, hūnqìng yě nán dìng. wǒmen jìhuà le yī nián le.
12 tables. Nowadays it's hard to book a hotel and it's also hard to get a wedding planner. We planned it a year ago.
B: 没办法,你可以选择旅行结婚啊?
méi bànfǎ, nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé lǚxíng jiéhūn ā?
There's nothing you can do. You could have a destination wedding!
A: 父母不同意,他们思想多传统啊……
fùmǔ bù tóngyì, tāmen sīxiǎng duō chuántǒng ā……
The parents won't allow it. Their thinking is so traditional.
B: 那你结婚以后还打算度蜜月吗?
nà nǐ jiéhūn yǐhòu hái dǎsuàn dù mìyuè ma?
So are you planning to go on a honeymoon after you get married?
A: 当然,否则我老婆要不高兴了。
dāngrán, fǒuzé wǒ lǎopó yào bù gāoxìng le.
Of course, otherwise my wife won't be happy.
B: 你老婆还是原来大学那个女朋友?
nǐ lǎopó háishì yuánlái dàxué nà gè nǚpéngyou?
Is your wife the girlfriend you used to have in university?
A: 早就分手了,我老婆叫媛媛。你别叫错啊!
zǎo jiù fēnshǒu le, wǒ lǎopó jiào yuányuan. nǐ bié jiào cuò ā!
We broke up long ago. My wife's name is Yuanyuan. Don't make a mistake and call her something else!
B: 知道了,我们周末见。
zhīdao le, wǒmen zhōumò jiàn.
I got it. See you on the weekend.

Key Vocabulary

聚聚 jùju to get together
请帖 qǐngtiě written invitation
恭喜 gōngxǐ congratulations
dìng to order
婚庆 hūnqìng wedding planner
计划 jìhuà plan
选择 xuǎnzé to choose
旅行 lǚxíng travel
思想 sīxiǎng thinking
传统 chuántǒng traditional
to pass
蜜月 mìyuè honeymoon
否则 fǒuzé otherwise
原来 yuánlái originally

Supplementary Vocabulary

合法 héfǎ legal
婚礼 hūnlǐ wedding ceremony
订位 dìngwèi reserve a table
尊重 zūnzhòng respect
老皇历 lǎohuánglì Chinese cultural almanac
热闹 rènào lively
红色炸弹 hóngsèzhàdàn wedding invitation
红包 hóngbāo red money envelope

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