Intermediate - Dinner with the Girlfriend's Parents (C1879)

A: 爸,妈,这就是Peter.
bà, mā, zhè jiù shì Peter.
Dad, mom. This is Peter.
B: 叔叔阿姨好!
shūshu āyí hǎo!
Hello uncle and auntie!
C: Peter的中文不错嘛!
Peter de Zhōngwén bùcuò ma!
Peter's Chinese is great!
B: 叔叔过奖了。我要继续努力。
shūshu guòjiǎng le. wǒ yào jìxù nǔlì.
You flatter me, uncle. I need to keep working at it.
D: 坐吧。我们先坐下再说。
zuò ba. wǒmen xiān zuòxia zài shuō.
Have a seat. Let's sit down first and then talk.
C: Peter来上海几年了?
Peter lái Shànghǎi jǐ nián le?
How many years have you been in Shanghai, Peter?
B: 两年多了。
liǎng nián duō le.
More than two years.
C: 打算在上海待多久?
dǎsuàn zài Shànghǎi dāi duōjiǔ?
How long do you plan on staying in Shanghai?
B: 现在还不知道。
xiànzài hái bù zhīdào.
I'm still not sure.
D: 我们就晶晶一个孩子,希望她可以在我们身边。
wǒmen jiù Jīngjing yī ge háizi, xīwàng tā kěyǐ zài wǒmen shēnbiān.
Jingjing is our only child. We hope she'll be able to stay near us.
B: 哦。我可能会在上海定居。
ò. wǒ kěnéng huì zài Shànghǎi dìngjū.
Ah. I might be able to settle down in Shanghai.
C: Peter,那你打算在上海买房子吗?
Peter, nà nǐ dǎsuàn zài Shànghǎi mǎi fángzi ma?
So Peter, do you plan to buy an apartment in Shanghai?
B: 这个我还没有考虑过。
zhè ge wǒ hái méiyǒu kǎolǜ guo.
I haven't thought about that.
A: 爸,妈,你们怎么问这些,我们先点菜吧。
bà, mā, nǐmen zěnme wèn zhèxiē, wǒmen xiān diǎncài ba.
Dad, mom, why are you asking these kinds of questions? Let's order food first.

Key Vocabulary

叔叔 shūshu uncle
阿姨 āyí auntie
过奖 guòjiǎng to flatter
继续 jìxù to continue
努力 nǔlì to work hard
坐下 zuòxia to sit down
xiān first
zài then
打算 dǎsuàn to plan
dāi to stay
jiù just
希望 xīwàng to hope
身边 shēnbiān at one's side
定居 dìngjū to settle down in
房子 fángzi house
考虑 kǎolǜ to consider
点菜 diǎncài to order food

Supplementary Vocabulary

谦虚 qiānxū modest
礼貌 lǐmào manners
明显 míngxiǎn clear, obvious
夸奖 kuājiǎng to exaggerate
领导 lǐngdǎo leader
客套话 kètàohuà formalities
只有 zhǐyǒu to only have

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