1 / 4認得Recognize看到這個英文,我知道它大概是什麼。I see it, and I know roughly what it is.

Marriage License

MAIR-ij LY-sens

結婚許可

결혼 허가서

Where you'll see it你會在哪裡看到

  • county 辦公室的櫃檯與網站
  • 結婚申請表的標題
  • 主持婚禮的人要你帶的文件

What it actually means白話說

結婚之前向 county 的辦公室申請的許可,意思是「你們可以結婚了」。它不是已經結婚的證明。申請方式、費用和有效期限,各州與各 county 規定不同。

Common mistake常見的誤會

拿到 Marriage License 還不算已經結婚。License 是婚前的許可;儀式辦完、文件登記好之後的 Marriage Certificate,才是結婚的證明。

Often right next to it旁邊常出現的字

  • County Clerk辦結婚許可的 county 辦公室 카운티 클럭 사무소
  • Issued核發 발급
  • Expires到期 만료
  • Officiant主持婚禮的人 주례

Racco 說Racco says浪漫是你們兩位的事。County 只管文件有沒有簽對。

2 / 4聽懂Understand對方講一整句,我抓得到關鍵字。They say a whole sentence. I catch the keyword.

You may hear你可能會聽到

Clerk

“Are you here for a marriage license?”

你們是來辦結婚許可的嗎?

Listen for these words整句聽不懂沒關係,抓這幾個字

  • here for來辦
  • marriage license結婚許可
3 / 4開口Say不用講得完美,我有一句最簡單的可以說。It doesn't have to be perfect. I have one simple line.

You can say你可以說

Yes, we'd like a marriage license.

對,我們要辦結婚許可。

We have an appointment.

我們有預約。

What do we need to bring?

我們要帶什麼?

4 / 4實戰Survive真的遇到了,我知道現在發生什麼。When it really happens, I know what's going on.

Quick check實戰一下

你和另一半走進 county 辦公室,櫃檯人員抬頭問你們。

Clerk 說:Clerk says:

“Are you applying for a license or picking up a certificate?”