Wedding 婚礼 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

听众朋友们，你们那里的婚礼是怎么样的呢？

tīng zhòng | péng you | men | nǐ men | nà lǐ | de | hūn lǐ | shì | zěn me | yàng | de | ne

Dear audience friends, what are the weddings like where you live?

在中国的婚礼，有一些固定的形式，

zài | Zhōng guó | de | hūn lǐ | yǒu | yī xiē | gù dìng | de | xíng shì

Weddings in China have some fixed traditions.

通常，新娘和女方的人在娘家或者酒店里准备，

tōng cháng | xīn niáng | hé | nǚ fāng | de | rén | zài | niáng jiā | huò | zhě | jiǔ diàn | lǐ | zhǔn bèi

Usually, the bride and her family members make preparations at her parents' home or a hotel.

新郎和男方的人开车去接新娘，

xīn láng | hé | nán fāng | de | rén | kāi chē | qù | jiē | xīn niáng

The groom and his family drive to pick up the bride.

来到房间，女方的人会堵着门不让进，

lái dào | fáng jiān | nǚ fāng | de | rén | huì | dǔ zhe | mén | bù | ràng | jìn

When they reach the bride's room, her relatives will block the door and refuse to let them in.

要男方的人给红包，或做一些挑战游戏，才给开门。

yào | nán fāng | de | rén | gěi | hóng bāo | huò | zuò | yī xiē | tiǎo zhàn | yóu xì | cái | gěi | kāi mén

They will only open the door after the groom's side gives red envelopes or completes some challenging games.

然后新郎抱着新娘上车，

rán hòu | xīn láng | bào zhe | xīn niáng | shàng chē

Then the groom carries the bride to the car.

一大群人一起开车去婚礼现场。

yī dà qún | rén | yī qǐ | kāi chē | qù | hūn lǐ | xiàn chǎng

A large group of people drive together to the wedding venue.

宾客们来到现场，送上红包，

bīn kè | men | lái | dào | xiàn chǎng | sòng shàng | hóng bāo

The guests come to the venue and present red envelopes.

普通朋友就送几百元，

pǔ tōng | péng you | jiù | sòng | jǐ bǎi | yuán

Ordinary friends usually give a few hundred yuan.

很亲近的亲戚可能送几千几万元。

hěn | qīn jìn | de | qīn qi | kě néng | sòng | jǐ qiān | jǐ wàn | yuán

Close relatives may give several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan.

婚礼一般12点开始，

hūn lǐ | yī bān | shí èr | diǎn | kāi shǐ

The wedding usually starts at 12 o'clock.

由主持人带着新郎新娘做一些仪式，

yóu | zhǔ chí rén | dài zhe | xīn láng | xīn niáng | zuò | yī xiē | yí shì

The host guides the bride and groom through some rituals.

然后几十桌人，可能有几百人，就开始吃午饭。

rán hòu | jǐ shí | zhuō | rén | kě néng | yǒu | jǐ bǎi | rén | jiù | kāi shǐ | chī | wǔ fàn

Then dozens of tables of guests, possibly hundreds of people, start to have lunch.

吃饭的过程中，新娘新郎和家人一起，

chī fàn | de | guò chéng | zhōng | xīn niáng | xīn láng | hé | jiā rén | yī qǐ

During the meal, the bride, groom and their family members

到每一桌去给大家敬酒。

dào | měi | yī zhuō | qù | gěi | dà jiā | jìng jiǔ

go to each table to propose a toast to everyone.