Dialogue
称呼大姑
Addressing the Aunt (Father's Older Sister)
chēnghu dàgū
Dialogue 1
小明
大姑好!好久不见,您最近身体好吗?
dàgū hǎo! hǎojiǔ bùjiàn, nín zuìjìn shēntǐ hǎo ma?
Hello, Aunt! Long time no see, how are you?
大姑
小明啊,你来了!身体挺好的,谢谢你!你呢,学习怎么样?
xiǎoming a, nǐ lái le! shēntǐ tǐng hǎo de, xièxie nǐ! nǐ ne, xuéxí zěnmeyàng?
Xiaoming, you're here! I'm fine, thank you! How about your studies?
小明
学习还不错,最近在准备期末考试。
xuéxí hái bùcuò, zuìjìn zài zhǔnbèi qímò kǎoshì.
My studies are going well, I'm preparing for the final exam.
大姑
期末考试啊,要好好准备,别太辛苦了。
qímò kǎoshì a, yào hǎohāo zhǔnbèi, bié tài xīnkǔ le.
Final exams, you should prepare well, don't work too hard.
小明
我会的,大姑,您最近有什么安排吗?
wǒ huì de, dàgū, nín zuìjìn yǒu shénme ānpái ma?
I will, Aunt, do you have any plans recently?
大姑
也没什么特别的安排,就是在家看看书,种种花。
yě méi shénme tèbié de ānpái, jiùshì zài jiā kàn kàn shū, zhòng zhòng huā.
Nothing special, just reading books and tending flowers at home.
小明
真悠闲!那我就不打扰您了,改天再来看您。
zhēn yōuxián! nà wǒ jiù bù dǎrǎo nín le, gǎitiān zài lái kàn nín.
So relaxing! I won't disturb you then, I'll come to see you again another day.
大姑
好,下次来记得提前说一声。
hǎo, xià cì lái jìde tíqián shuō yīshēng.
Okay, let me know next time.