Dialogue
称呼堂兄弟
Addressing Cousins
Chēnghu táng xiōngdì
Dialogue 1
丽丽
哎，你表哥最近怎么样啊？
Ai, ni biao ge zuijin zenmeyang a?
Hey, how's your cousin doing recently?
小明
挺好的，他上个月结婚了，现在忙着装修房子呢。
Ting haode, ta shang ge yue jiehun le, xianzai mangzhe zhuangxiu fangzi ne.
He's doing great. He got married last month and is busy renovating his house now.
丽丽
哦，恭喜他！对了，你和你表哥关系好吗？
O, gongxi ta! Duile, ni he ni biao ge guanxi hao ma?
Oh, congratulations to him! By the way, do you have a good relationship with your cousin?
小明
还行吧，我们从小一起长大，虽然现在不经常见面，但感情还是不错的。
Hai xing ba, women cong xiao yiqi changda, suiran xianzai bu chingchang jianmian, dan ganqing haishi bucuode.
We get along pretty well. We grew up together, and although we don't see each other often now, we still have a good bond.
丽丽
那你们平时都怎么称呼对方呢？
Na nimen ping shi dou zenme cheng hu duifang ne?
So how do you usually address each other?
小明
我们一般都直呼其名，或者叫‘表哥’‘表弟’。
Women yiban dou zhi hu qi ming, huozhe jiao 'biao ge''biao di'.
We usually call each other by our names or use 'cousin'.
丽丽
嗯，听起来很亲切。
En, ting qilai hen qin qie.
Mm, sounds very close.
Dialogue 2
丽丽
哎，你表哥最近怎么样啊？
小明
挺好的，他上个月结婚了，现在忙着装修房子呢。
丽丽
哦，恭喜他！对了，你和你表哥关系好吗？
小明
还行吧，我们从小一起长大，虽然现在不经常见面，但感情还是不错的。
丽丽
那你们平时都怎么称呼对方呢？
小明
我们一般都直呼其名，或者叫‘表哥’‘表弟’。
丽丽
嗯，听起来很亲切。