好些年没见了 娃咋样
“I haven't seen her in years. How is she?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今年得二十二了吧
“She must be 22 this year.”
好些年没见了 娃 咋样
“I haven't seen her in years. How is she?”
越长越嬬（漂亮）了
“She's grown beautiful.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Asking about someone's children ('娃咋样') is a quintessential way in Chinese society to show warmth and re-establish relational connection during reunions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quite a few years
A colloquial alternative to '很多年' or '好几年', indicating a substantial period of time.
how is it; how about
A Northern spoken contraction of '怎么样', very common in informal everyday chit-chat.
Indicates a change of state and completion over a long duration since their last meeting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been over a year since we last met. How have you been?”
“you haven't seen them for years, right?”
“It's been a long time since we met.”