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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Registration Office

Go with Lan to the civil affairs bureau: say you have an appointment for a marriage registration involving a foreigner, hand over the papers, hear that they are complete, ask how long the wait is, and hear that the check has been passed.

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THE STORY

The civil affairs bureau in Hangzhou on an August morning, a numbered window with a sign for marriages involving a foreigner, Lan's folder and Owen's passport on the counter.

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民政局。mínzhèngjúthe civil affairs bureau, word for word people government bureau
民政局 在 哪里？mínzhèngjú zài nǎlǐWhere's the civil affairs bureau?
预约。yùyuēto make an appointment, word for word book ahead
您好。 预约 了 吗？nín hǎo. yùyuē le maHello. Do you have an appointment?
婚姻。hūnyīnmarriage, the formal word, two high and level syllables
涉外 婚姻 登记。shèwài hūnyīn dēngjìmarriage registration involving a foreigner
预约 了。 涉外 婚姻 登记。yùyuē le. shèwài hūnyīn dēngjìWe have. Marriage registration involving a foreigner.
材料。cáiliàothe papers, word for word materials
请 把 材料 给 我。qǐng bǎ cáiliào gěi wǒPlease give me the papers.
都 在 这里。dōu zài zhèlǐThey're all here.

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