Visiting a home: observe, then ask

How can a guest check household customs and help everyone feel at ease?

Household customs vary by person, family, and occasion. This lesson practices observing and asking without treating shoes, seating, or food customs as universal rules.

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Visiting a home: observe, then ask

Fictional story · local synthesized audio, listening review pending

阿雅第一次去林家拜访。

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Translation and pinyin

Aya visits Lin's home for the first time.

ā yǎ dì yī cì qù lín jiā bài fǎng 。

她在门口等主人开门。

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Translation and pinyin

She waits at the entrance.

tā zài mén kǒu děng zhǔ rén kāi mén 。

她问：“我需要换拖鞋吗？”

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Translation and pinyin

She asks, ‘Do I need to wear slippers?’

tā wèn ：“ wǒ xū yào huàn tuō xié ma ？”

主人说：“你可以任选一个座位。”

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Translation and pinyin

The host says, ‘You can choose any seat.’

zhǔ rén shuō ：“ nǐ kě yǐ rèn xuǎn yí gè zuò wèi 。”

Supporting vocabulary

门口 · 主人 · 座位 · 拖鞋 · 拜访 ·

Find evidence in the text

What happens at the beginning?

What action is taken at the end?

Turn the story into an exchange

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Main scenario