Learn how to post comments about getting married
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Chinese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 12 - Getting Married. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Dehua: And I'm Dehua. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Chinese about getting married. 静 (jìng) is getting married today, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Dehua: 我是世界上最幸福的人。我们结婚了！ (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén 。 wǒ men jié hūn le ！ ) |
| Eric: Meaning - "I am the happiest person in the world. We got married!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 我是世界上最幸福的人。我们结婚了！ (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén 。 wǒ men jié hūn le ！ ) |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 恭喜恭喜！ (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ ！ ) |
| 丽: 你今天最美！ (nǐ jīn tiān zuì měi ！ ) |
| 新新: 他才是最幸福的人。 (tā cái shì zuì xìng fú de rén 。 ) |
| 志强: 郎才女貌。 (láng cái nǚ mào 。) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 我是世界上最幸福的人。我们结婚了！ (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén 。 wǒ men jié hūn le ！ ) |
| Eric: "I am the happiest person in the world. We got married!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 恭喜恭喜！ (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ ！ ) |
| Eric: "Congratulations!" |
| 丽: 你今天最美！ (nǐ jīn tiān zuì měi ！ ) |
| Eric: "You look your best today!" |
| 新新: 他才是最幸福的人。 (tā cái shì zuì xìng fú de rén 。 ) |
| Eric: "He is the happiest person." |
| 志强: 郎才女貌。 (láng cái nǚ mào 。) |
| Eric: "Perfect match." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to 静 (jìng)'s post. |
| Dehua: 我是世界上最幸福的人。我们结婚了！ (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén 。 wǒ men jié hūn le ！ ) |
| Eric: "I am the happiest person in the world. We got married!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我是世界上最幸福的人。我们结婚了！ (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén 。 wǒ men jié hūn le ！ ) (Regular) 我是世界上最幸福的人。我们结婚了！ (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén 。 wǒ men jié hūn le ！ ) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I am the happiest person in the world." |
| Dehua: 我是世界上最幸福的人 (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén ) |
| Eric: In China, people often use this phrase to express their happiness, especially when they get married. Listen again- "I am the happiest person in the world" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我是世界上最幸福的人 (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén ) (REGULAR) 我是世界上最幸福的人 (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén ) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "we got married." |
| Dehua: 我们结婚了 |
| Eric: This sentence ends with |
| Dehua: 了 |
| Eric: Which indicates the action is finished and happened already. For instance, you can say.. |
| Dehua: 我写了两封信 |
| Eric: “I wrote two letters.” Listen again- "we got married" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我们结婚了 (REGULAR) 我们结婚了 |
| Eric: All together, "I am the happiest person in the world. We got married!" |
| Dehua: 我是世界上最幸福的人。我们结婚了！ (wǒ shì shì jiè shàng zuì xìng fú de rén 。 wǒ men jié hūn le ！ ) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, 静 (jìng)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, 若兰 (ruò lán), uses an expression meaning - "Congratulations!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 恭喜恭喜！ (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ ！ ) (REGULAR) 恭喜恭喜！ (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 恭喜恭喜！ (gōng xǐ gōng xǐ ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her husband's high school friend, 丽 (lì), uses an expression meaning - "You look your best today!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 你今天最美！ (nǐ jīn tiān zuì měi ！ ) (REGULAR) 你今天最美！ (nǐ jīn tiān zuì měi ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 你今天最美！ (nǐ jīn tiān zuì měi ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, 新新 (xīn xīn), uses an expression meaning - "He is the happiest person." |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 他才是最幸福的人。 (tā cái shì zuì xìng fú de rén 。 ) (REGULAR) 他才是最幸福的人。 (tā cái shì zuì xìng fú de rén 。 ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 他才是最幸福的人。 (tā cái shì zuì xìng fú de rén 。 ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, 志强 (zhì qiáng), uses an expression meaning - "Perfect match." |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 郎才女貌。 (láng cái nǚ mào 。) (REGULAR) 郎才女貌。 (láng cái nǚ mào 。) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 郎才女貌。 (láng cái nǚ mào 。) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about getting married, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Dehua: 再见。 (zài jiàn) |
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