Dialogue
称呼婶婶
Addressing one's aunt
chēng hu shén shén
Dialogue 1
小丽
婶婶,您好!好久不见,您最近身体好吗?
Shen shen, nin hao! Hao jiu bu jian, nin zui jin shen ti hao ma?
Hello, Auntie! Long time no see, how have you been lately?
婶婶
小丽啊,是你啊!好久不见,我还好,你呢?
Xiao li a, shi ni a! Hao jiu bu jian, wo hai hao, ni ne?
Xiaoli, it's you! Long time no see, I'm fine, and you?
小丽
我挺好的,谢谢婶婶关心。这次回来,特意来看您。
Wo ting hao de, xie xie shen shen guan xin. Zhe ci hui lai, te yi lai kan nin.
I'm fine, thank you for asking, Auntie. I came back to visit you specially this time.
婶婶
哎呦,真是有心了。快进来坐,喝杯茶。
Ai yo, zhen shi you xin le. Kuai jin lai zuo, he bei cha.
Oh, that's so thoughtful of you. Come in and sit down, have a cup of tea.
小丽
谢谢婶婶!
Xie xie shen shen!
Thank you, Auntie!
Dialogue 2
丽丽
婶婶,我带了一些家乡的特产给您。
Shen shen, wo dai le yi xie jia xiang de te chan gei nin.
Auntie, I brought some local specialties for you.
婶婶
哎呀,丽丽,你太客气了!不用这么破费的。
Ai ya, li li, ni tai ke qi le! Bu yong zhe me po fei de.
Oh, Lily, you're too kind! You didn't have to go to all this trouble.
丽丽
不客气,都是些小东西,您别嫌少就好。
Bu ke qi, dou shi xie xiao dong xi, nin bie xian shao jiu hao.
It's okay, they are just small things, please don't mind.
婶婶
你真是个懂事的孩子。
Ni zhen shi ge dong shi de hai zi.
You are such a thoughtful child.
丽丽
婶婶您太夸奖我了。
Shen shen nin tai kua jiang wo le.
Auntie, you're too kind.
Dialogue 3
小明
婶婶,最近身体好吗?
Shen shen, zui jin shen ti hao ma?
Auntie, how have you been lately?
婶婶
小明啊,你来了,我挺好的,谢谢关心。你妈呢?
Xiao ming a, ni lai le, wo ting hao de, xie xie guan xin. Ni ma ne?
Xiaoming, you're here, I'm fine, thank you for asking. How's your mom?
小明
我妈身体也不错。婶婶您最近都在忙什么呢?
Wo ma shen ti ye bu cuo. Shen shen nin zui jin dou zai mang shen me ne?
My mom is also doing well. Auntie, what have you been busy with lately?
婶婶
也没什么,就是在家看看书,种种花。
Ye mei shen me, jiu shi zai jia kan kan shu, zhong zhong hua.
Nothing much, just reading books and tending to my flowers at home.
小明
真悠闲!
Zhen you xian!
How relaxing!