Intermediate - Introducing Oneself to the Family (C0589)

A:妈妈,这是我同学,婷婷。我们是一个寝室的。
Mom, this is my classmate, Tingting. We are in the same dorm room.
Māma, zhè shì wǒ tóngxué, Tíngting. Wǒmen shì yī ge qǐnshì de.
B:阿姨好。啊,你们家真漂亮!不过还是阿姨您最漂亮!
Auntie, hello. Wow, your home is really beautiful. But, nevertheless, Auntie, you are more beautiful.
āyí hǎo. à, nǐmen jiā zhēn piàoliang! Bùguò háishi āyí nín zuì piàoliang!
C: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!
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!
Yō, Tíngting zhēn huì shuōhuà. Wǒmen Nīni jīngcháng tíqǐ nǐ. Nǐmen zhùzài yī ge fángjiān, yào hùxiāng zhàogu o!
B: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!
That's for sure. Oh, this little friend must be Dudu. Your cousin tells me every day how smart and cute you are.
Nà shì yīdìng de. āi, zhè wèi xiǎopéngyǒu shì Dūdu ba. Nǐ biǎojiě tiāntiān gēn wǒ shuō nǐ yòu cōngming yòu kě'ài!
A:嘟嘟,还不赶快叫人,再好好谢谢姐姐。
Dudu, why don't you hurry and greet our guest, and thank big sister?
Dūdu, hái bù gǎnkuài jiàorén, zài hǎohāo xièxie jiějie.
D:姐姐好。谢谢姐姐。我要吃糖。
Hello big sister. Thank you, big sister. I want a candy.
Jiějie hǎo. Xièxie jiějie. Wǒ yào chī táng.
A:你怎么这么馋。婷婷,不要理他,来见见我爷爷吧。爷爷,这是婷婷。
How can you be so greedy? Tingting, don't pay any attention to him, come and meet my grandpa. Grandpa, this is Tingting.
Nǐ zěnme zhème chán. Tíngting, bùyào lǐ tā, lái jiànjian wǒ yéye ba. Yéye, zhè shì Tíngting.
B:爷爷好!您精神真好,一点都不显老。妮妮说您每天都锻炼,而且电脑还玩得很好呢!
Hello grandpa. You're so full of vitality--you don't show your age at all. Nini says that you exercise every day, and that you are good at playing on the computer.
Yéye hǎo! Nín jīngshen zhēn hǎo, yīdiǎn dōu bù xiǎnlǎo. Nīni shuō nín měitiān dōu duànliàn, érqiě diànnǎo hái wán de hěn hǎo ne!
E:哈哈,人老了一定要找点事做。不过现在可是你们年轻人的天下了。别老站着,赶快坐呀。
Hah-hah. When you get old you have to find some things to keep busy. But, nowadays it's definitely you young people's world. Don't just stand there, here, have a seat.
Hāhā, rén lǎo le yīdìng yào zhǎo diǎn shì zuò. Bùguò xiànzài kěshì nǐmen niánqīngrén de tiānxià le. Bié lǎo zhàn zhe, gǎnkuài zuò yā.
B:好的,谢谢爷爷。
OK, thank you grandpa.
Hǎo de, xièxie yéye.

Key Vocabulary

寝室qǐnshìdormitory
互相hùxiāngeach other
叫人jiàorénto greet people
chángreedy
精神jīngshenvigor
显老xiǎnlǎoto appear old
锻炼duànliànto exercise
天下tiānxiàworld
lǎoalways

Supplementary Vocabulary

懂礼貌dǒng lǐmàowell-mannered
懂事dǒngshìsensible
kuāto brag
拜访bàifǎngto pay a visit
做客zuòkèto be a guest