Maybe you’d like to invite one of your colleagues or some of your Chinese friends to your home for a function, event or party. Can you give them an invitation—and the correct address?
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(1) How to invite someone to a gathering or event
(2) To give your address in sufficient detail
Dialogue:
A：小刘，周六晚上的party 你来不来啊？
Mr Liu, would you like to come to a party this Saturday night?
B：party？！什么party？
Party? What party?
A: 你没看到我发的邮件么？周六晚上我在家开趴。
Haven’t you read my email? I am having a party this Saturday.
B：咳，我这忙一上午了，还没来得及看邮件呢？你家住哪儿？
Sorry, I was busy this morning. I didn’t have time to check my email. Where do you live?
A: 我住育新小区2号楼1105。 I live at apartment 1105, Building 2, Yuxin (neighbourhood or district)
B: 好，我一定到！ Sure, I will definitely come!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
小刘：literally translates as “little family name” and is a common expression amongst co-workers. You can use it when talk with your co-workers with whom you have a close relationship and who are younger and junior to you, or are of a similar generation. It can be used for males or females.
Eg. 小陈－little chen, 小张－little zhang.
周六：Saturday
晚：night
邮件：email
开趴：have a party
忙：busy
你家住哪儿：Where do you live?
我住：I live at
小区：neighbourhood, district
2号：number 2
2号楼：number 2 building 1105: the apartment number Cultural note: in China, the order for an address is from big to small—namely, country, province, city, district, road, building, apartment number, which is opposite to most western countries.
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