Chinese in Focus

“亲爱的姑妈” Dear aunt

 

马克在中文课上学到，“娘”与“妈”一样，都是指母亲。有一天，他在校园里看到一位漂亮的中国女生。于是给她写求爱信，但忘记“娘”字怎么写，就自作聪明，以“妈”代“娘”，写下了：“亲爱的姑妈……”

 

Mark learned the words “娘" and “妈" in Chinese class.  Both words have the meaning of mother.  

 

One day, he saw a beautiful Chinese girl in school.  He wrote a letter to confess his love for her. However, he forgot how to write the word “娘", so he used “妈" instead.  Then he wrote down:  My dear aunt…

 

KEY WORDS：

姑娘 (gū niáng)：girl

姑妈 (gū mā)：aunt