Dialogue:

 

A couple are at home discussing their wedding guest list:

 A: 你二叔能来参加咱们的婚礼么？

Nǐ èr shū néng lái cānjiā zánmen de hūnlǐ me?

Is your second uncle coming to our wedding banquet?

 

 B：能啊，他肯定能来。

Néng a, tā kěndìng néng lái.

 Yes, he is definitely coming.

 

A: 那你表姐周娜呢？

Nà nǐ biǎojiě zhōu nà ne?

How about your cousin Zhou Na?

 

B: 她肯定来不了，她刚生完孩子。

Tā kěndìng lái bu le, tā gāng shēng wán háizi.

 No, she cannot come.

 

A: 那你好朋友杨洋呢？Nà nǐ hǎo péngyǒu yáng yáng ne? How about your best friend Yang Yang? B: 他前一阵把腿摔断了，他可能来不了了。我再打电话问问他吧。Tā qián yīzhèn bǎ tuǐ shuāi duànle, tā kěnéng lái bu liǎo liǎo. Wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà wèn wèn tā ba. He broke a leg recently, maybe he cannot come. Let me give him a call to ask. Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:

 

二叔：second uncle

 

参加：join, attend

 

能：can (can also mean yes, okay)

 

肯定：definitely

 

表姐：cousin

 

刚：just

 

刚生完孩子：just had a baby

 

好朋友：good friend

 

腿摔断了：broke a leg

 

来不了：cannot come

 

打电话：make a call

 

问：ask

 

 文本来源：佛山外国人学中文 爱德华国际汉语