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āyí

阿姨āyíāyí
aunt
FromLesson 18inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of āyí

周末zhōumò　她tā　常常chángcháng　带dài　孩子háizi　去qù　看看kànkan　亲戚qīnqi，　跟gēn　阿姨āyí　在zài　家jiā　里lǐ　聊天liáotiān。zhōumò tā chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan qīnqi, gēn āyí zài jiā lǐ liáotiān.
On weekends she often takes the child to visit relatives and chats at home with her aunt.
我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　位wèi　阿姨āyí，　现xiàn在zài　也yě　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电diàn话huà　聊天liáotiān。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
我们wǒmen　的de　邻居línjū　住zhù　在zài　我wǒ　家jiā　对面duìmiàn，　是shì　一yí　位wèi　很hěn　热情rèqíng　的de　阿姨āyí。wǒmen de línjū zhù zài wǒ jiā duìmiàn, shì yí wèi hěn rèqíng de āyí.
Our neighbor lives across from my home; she is a very warm auntie.
邻居línjū　阿姨āyí　对duì　我们wǒmen　很hěn　热情rèqíng，　经常jīngcháng　帮bāng　我们wǒmen　做饭zuòfàn。línjū āyí duì wǒmen hěn rèqíng, jīngcháng bāng wǒmen zuòfàn.
Our neighbor auntie is very warm to us and often helps us cook.

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