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
订 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
度 dù 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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