Meeting the in laws again: Presenting simple gifts
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Key Phrases
你帶了什麼好東西？
nǐ dài le shén me hǎo dōng xī
What did you bring?
一瓶紅酒
yī píng hóng jiǔ
A bottle of red wine
自製餅乾
zì zhì bǐng qián
Homemade cookies
Skills You'll Learn
Polite conversation
禮貌對話
lǐ mào duì huà
Expressing gratitude
表達感謝
biǎo dá gǎn xiè
Inviting someone to sit
邀請別人坐下
yāo qǐng bié rén zuò xià
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are visiting friends and have brought some gifts to share. The conversation involves expressing gratitude and appreciation for these thoughtful gestures, and planning to enjoy dinner together while discussing the gifts.
您好！這次見面，我特別為您們帶來一些小禮物。
nín hǎo zhè cì jiàn miàn wǒ tè bié wèi nín men dài lái yī xiē xiǎo lǐ wù
Hello! For this meeting, I brought you some small gifts.
哦，真的嗎？太客氣了， Emily 。來，坐，說說你帶了什麼好東西？
ó zhēn de ma tài kè qì le ^FIRST^ lái zuò shuō shuō nǐ dài le shén me hǎo dōng xī
Oh, really? That's very kind of you, Emily. Come, sit down and tell us what nice things you've brought.
這是一瓶來自我的家鄉的紅酒，希望你們會喜歡。
zhè shì yī píng lái zì wǒ de jiā xiāng de hóng jiǔ xī wàng nǐ men huì xǐ huān
This is a bottle of red wine from my hometown, I hope you'll like it.
紅酒啊，我們很喜歡的。謝謝你，非常周到。
hóng jiǔ a wǒ men hěn xǐ huān de xiè xiè nǐ fēi cháng zhōu dào
Red wine, we really like that. Thank you, very considerate of you.
還有，這是一些自製的餅乾，我試著按照台灣的口味去做的。
hái yǒu zhè shì yī xiē zì zhì de bǐng qián wǒ shì zhù àn zhào tái wān de kǒu wèi qù zuò de
Also, these are some homemade cookies. I tried to make them in the Taiwanese style.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
您
nín
You (polite)
💬 [您] is the polite version of [你]. Use it the same way in a sentence, just swap it in when you want to sound respectful: [您好], [您坐], [謝謝您].
🇹🇼 In Taiwan, [您] is a safe choice for older people, in-laws, and anyone you want to show respect to. Using [你] with parents-in-law can feel too casual at first.
See breakdown →好
hǎo
Good
您好
nín hǎo
Hello
🇹🇼 [您好] is a warm, respectful greeting for elders or in-laws, and fits this situation well. It sounds more polite than a casual [你好].
See breakdown →見
jiàn
See
面
miàn
Face
見面
jiàn miàn
Meeting
💬 [見面] literally looks like [see] + [face], but together it means [to meet] or [meeting someone in person]. You can reuse it in patterns like [第一次見面] "meeting for the first time" or [明天見面] "meet tomorrow".
See breakdown →小
xiǎo
Small
禮物
lǐ wù
Gift
🇹🇼 For in-laws in Taiwan, [禮物] is often something modest and shareable, like fruit, snacks, tea, or something from your hometown. Expensive gifts can make people feel pressure to respond.
See breakdown →小禮物
xiǎo lǐ wù
Small gifts
🇹🇼 Calling something a [小禮物] makes it sound modest, which is polite. Even if the gift is nice, people often downplay it this way.
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