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Delivery Problems

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ID: 1183 Intermediate
There's nothing more frustrating than waiting for a delivery. In today's podcast, learn the Mandarin Chinese you need to prod and cajole your hard-working delivery person. It may not make him any faster, but it will let you blow off some steam as you wait for him to deliver those Liza Minnelli tickets.
Tue Jun 16 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
送货 sònghuò to deliver goods
师傅 shīfu Sir, Master
堵 dǔ congested
马上 mǎshàng at once
喂，你是送货的吗？
wéi ，nǐ shì sònghuò de ma ？
Hey, are you the delivery person?
对，你哪位？
duì ，nǐ nǎ wèi ？
Yes. May I ask who you are?
你说好上午送电脑过来的。现在都中午了，你在哪儿啊？
nǐ shuōhǎo shàngwǔ sòng diànnǎo guòlai de 。xiànzài dōu zhōngwǔ le ，nǐ zài nǎr a ？
You agreed that you'd deliver the computer this morning. It's already noon -- where are you?
我今天要送很多东西。你等一下，我快到了。
wǒ jīntiān yào sòng hěn duō dōngxi 。nǐ děng yīxià ，wǒ kuài dào le 。
I have a lot of stuff to deliver today. Please wait a bit -- I'll be there soon.
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