Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 165 – About marriage in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 165 – About marriage in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we had a Chinese tongue twister to help us to practice “r”. Today, we will talk about marriage in Chinese.

hūn yīn                                        jié hūn

 婚   姻 (marriage)                       结  婚 (get married)

qiú hūn

 求   婚 (make a proposal)

dìng hūn

  订    婚 (be engaged to; get engaged)

jiè zhi                                       hūn lǐ

戒  指 (ring)                               婚  礼(wedding)

hūn shā

  婚    纱 (wedding dress)

bàn láng

 伴    郎 (best man at a wedding)

bàn niáng

 伴     娘 (maid of honour at wedding)

xīn niáng                        xīn láng

 新    娘 (bride)                新    郎 (bridegroom)

qǐng tiě                                huā tóng

  请   帖(invitation card)       花    童 (flower Children)

yuè fù                               yuè mǔ

  岳 父 (father-in-law)        岳   母 (mother-in-law)

gōng gōng                            pó po

   公      公  (father-in-law)     婆  婆(mother-in-law)

wèi hūn qī                           wèi hūn fū

  未   婚  妻 (fiancee)            未   婚   夫 (fiance)

lǎo pó / qī zi / tài tài

 老  婆 / 妻子 / 太  太 (wife)

lǎo gōng / zhàng fū / xiān shēng

老     公   /      丈   夫 /    先      生 (husband)

xiǎo tíng: bái xuě, nǐ tīng shuō le ma? xiǎo líng de nán

  小    婷： 白   雪,  你   听      说  了 吗？  小    玲   的   男

                 péng yǒu zuó tiān xiàng tā qiú hūn le.

                    朋    友    昨   天      向    她  求   婚  了。

                 (Bai Xue, did you heard about that Xiaoling’s 
                  boy friend proposed to her.)

bái xuě:   ēn, wǒ yào qù zhù hè yī xià tā men.

 白   雪:    恩,  我   要   去   祝  贺  一 下 他   们。

                 (en, I need to congratulate them.)

xiǎo tíng: wǒ men chōu kòng qù zhǎo xiǎo líng chī fàn ba,

 小    婷：  我    们      抽     空    去    找     小   玲    吃  饭   吧，

                 shun biàn wèn wèn tā dìng hūn hòu yào qù nǎ lǐ

                    顺     便     问    问   她  订     婚    后   要   去  哪 里

                 lǚ yóu.

                 旅  游。

                 (Let’s find time to eat with Xiaoling, and we can 
                 ask her where she will go to travel after the 
                 engagement.)

bái xuě:   hǎo a, wǒ men jīn tiān wǎn shàng yī qǐ qù chī chuān

 白   雪:      好 啊, 我    们   今  天     晚       上   一 起 去   吃    川

                cài ba.

                 菜  吧。

                (Ok, we can have Sichuan food together tonight.)

xiǎo tíng: hǎo de, wǒ xiàn zài jiù gěi tā dǎ diàn huà.

  小    婷:    好   的,  我   现    在  就  给  她 打  电     话。

                 (Ok, I will call her now.)

wǒ què shí xī wàng nǐ néng lái cān jiā hūn lǐ.

 我   确    实希    望   你    能   来   参  加   婚  礼。

(I really hope that you can come to the wedding. )

hūn lǐ shén me shí hòu jǔ xíng?

  婚 礼    什   么   时   候  举  行？

(When is the wedding?)

wǒ péi nǐ qù tiāo hūn shā ba.

我   陪  你 去  挑     婚    纱  吧。

(I will be with you to pick the wedding dress.)

nǐ de hūn jiè hěn piào liang.

你 的   婚  戒   很    漂     亮。

(Your wedding ring is very pretty.)

wǒ hé xiǎo líng zuò nǐ de bàn niáng ba.

 我  和   小    玲    做  你 的   伴     娘    吧。

(Xiaoling and I will be your maid of honor.)

wǒ jiāng lái xiǎng lǚ yóu jié hūn.

 我    将   来     想   旅   游  结   婚。

(I want to have a destination wedding in the future.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn
 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)