
Meeting the in laws again: Family updates and events
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Key Phrases
真的吗?
zhēn de ma
Really?
时间过得真快!
shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài
Time flies!
保持健康
bǎo chí jiàn kāng
Staying healthy
Skills You'll Learn
Basic Greetings
基本问候
jī běn wèn hòu
Discussing New Projects
讨论新项目
tǎo lùn xīn xiàng mù
Showing Interest
表示兴趣
biǎo shì xìng qù
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine a friendly conversation between two people who know each other well. They are catching up on recent events in their lives, including family updates and new projects. The dialogue is warm and engaging, highlighting personal developments and shared interests, such as a new project at a gym.
你好,很高兴再次见到你们。
nǐ hǎo hěn gāo xìng zài cì jiàn dào nǐ men
Hello, it's great to see you again.
你好, Emily 。我们也很高兴见到你。
nǐ hǎo ^FIRST^ wǒ men yě hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ
Hello, Emily. We're also happy to see you.
最近家里有什么新鲜事吗?
zuì jìn jiā lǐ yǒu shén me xīn xiān shì ma
Anything new with the family lately?
哦,小明刚刚开始上小学了。
ó xiǎo míng gāng gāng kāi shǐ shàng xiǎo xué le
Oh, Xiao Ming just started elementary school.
真的吗?时间过得真快!他习惯新学校了吗?
zhēn de ma shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài tā xí guàn xīn xué xiào le ma
Really? Time flies! Has he gotten used to the new school?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
很高兴
hěn gāo xìng
Very happy
💬 [很高兴] often means simply 'glad' or 'nice' in greetings, not always strongly 'very happy.' You can reuse it in patterns like [很高兴认识你] 'nice to meet you' or [很高兴见到你] 'glad to see you.'
See breakdown →再次
zài cì
Again
见到
jiàn dào
See
💬 [见到] is [见] plus [到], and [到] adds the idea of actually managing to do it or reaching that result. Compare [见你] 'see you' with [见到你] 'get to see you / see you successfully.'
See breakdown →你们
nǐ men
You (plural)
💬 [们] makes a pronoun plural: [你] is 'you,' [你们] is 'you all.' You'll see the same pattern in [我们] 'we/us' and [他们] 'they/them.'
See breakdown →很高兴再次见到你们。
hěn gāo xìng zài cì jiàn dào nǐ men
It's great to see you again.
💬 In [很高兴再次见到你们], [很] before an adjective often just makes the sentence sound complete, not extra strong. The pattern [很高兴 + verb phrase] is very common for polite warmth: [很高兴认识你].
🇨🇳 This is a warm, safe thing to say when seeing in-laws again. Using [你们] to both parents together sounds natural and friendly.
See breakdown →有
yǒu
Have
💬 In [有什么新鲜事], [有] means 'there is/are' rather than 'have.' You'll see the same use in [有问题吗?] 'Is there a problem?'.
See breakdown →什么
shén me
What
新鲜事
xīn xiān shì
New things
💬 [新鲜事] doesn't mean literally 'fresh things' here; it means news, gossip, or anything new going on. You can hear it in [有什么新鲜事?] as a casual 'what's new?'.
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