Saturday, December 20, 2014

Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 166 – Affair in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program
Lesson 166 – Affair in Chinese


Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about marriage in Chinese.  Today, we will talk about a sensitive topic --- affair in Chinese.

hūn wài liàn                    wài yù
  婚   外   恋 (affair)           外 遇 (affair; have an affair)

pī tuǐ                                 chū guǐ
劈 腿 (cheating; split)     出   轨 (Unfaithful; errant; cheating)

dì sān zhě / xiǎo sān / qíng rén / qíng fù
第  三    者 /   小    三  /    情    人 /   情   妇
(the other woman; mistress)

tōng jiān                        qíng fū
   通   奸 (adultery)          情  夫 (lover)

 lí hūn                            zài hūn
离  婚 (divorce)            再   婚 (remarriage)

chóng hūn
     重     婚 (bigamy; bigamous marriage)

qián qī                         qián  fū
  前   妻 (ex-wife)           前   夫 (ex-husband)

liǎng tiān qián tā fā xiàn tā zhàng fū yǒu hūn wài liàn / wài yù.
  两     天    前   她 发   现  他     丈   夫   有    婚    外   恋 /   外   遇。
(Two days ago, he found her husband had an affair.)

tā bù xiāng xìn zì jǐ de lǎo gōng huì chū guǐ.
她 不    相     信 自己的  老     公     会   出    轨。
(She does not believe that her husband would cheat on her.)

nà gè chuān hóng sè yī fú de nǚ hái ér jiù shì lǐ zǒng de
 那 个     穿       红    色衣 服  的 女  孩  儿  就 是 李   总   的

xiǎo sān / qíng rén / qíng fù.
   小   三 /     情   人  /   情   妇。
(That girl with red dress is Manager Li’s lover / mistress.)

tā yīn wéi fàn chóng hūn zuì bèi pàn rù yù yī nián.
他 因   为   犯      重      婚   罪   被   判  入  狱 一  年.
(He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.)

xiǎo yún hé tā lǎo gōng shàng zhōu lí hūn le.
  晓    云   和 她 老     公       上        周  离 婚  了。
(Xiaoyun and her husband divorced last week.)

tā dé fù gěi qián qī shàn yǎng fèi, yīn wèi tā fǔ yǎng hái zi.
他 得 付  给    前  妻    赡     养    费 , 因   为 她 抚    养    孩 子.
(He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife because she is take care of the child.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!
 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

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

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

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!)