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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Master of Ceremonies

Meet the master of ceremonies the evening before the wedding: ask for the running order, hear that first the groom and bride enter, then the tea is served and last come the speeches, ask whether you must speak too, and hear that it's three minutes, in Chinese.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The village hall the evening before the wedding, folding chairs stacked along the wall, and the master of ceremonies with a clipboard and a microphone he keeps testing.

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司仪。sīyíthe master of ceremonies
你们 好！ 我 是 司仪。nǐmen hǎo! wǒ shì sīyíHello! I'm the master of ceremonies.
流程。liúchéngthe running order, word for word flow course
您好！ 明天 的 流程 是 什么？nín hǎo! míngtiān de liúchéng shì shénmeHello! What's tomorrow's running order? Politely.
几 点 开始？jǐ diǎn kāishǐWhat time does it start?
入场。rùchǎngto enter, word for word enter the floor: falling, then low
新郎 新娘。xīnláng xīnniángthe groom and bride, word for word new man, new woman
先 新郎 新娘 入场。xiān xīnláng xīnniáng rùchǎngFirst, the groom and bride enter.
然后 呢？ránhòu neAnd then?
致辞。zhìcíto make a speech, word for word deliver words

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