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ID: 2675
Elementary
When you're running late you're going to hear this phrases a lot. "Are you ready yet?" Learn how to say you only need a few minutes longer, or that you're going to be late.
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 还没 | háiméi | still not | |
| 再 | zài | in another; then; again | |
| 刚刚 | gānggāng | just recently | |
| 叫 | jiào | to tell (someone to do something) |
好了没
hǎo 好le 了méi 没
Are you done yet?
还没再五分钟
háiméi 还没zài 再wǔ fēnzhōng 五分钟
Not yet. Five more minutes.
大哥刚刚打电话叫我们快一点儿下去车子来了
dàgē 大哥gānggāng 刚刚dǎ diànhuà 打电话jiào 叫wǒmen 我们kuài yìdiǎnr 快一点儿xiàqu 下去chēzi 车子lái 来le 了
Joe just called and asked us to hurry up and go down. The car's here already.
那你先下去吧我还要换衣服
nà 那nǐ 你xiān 先xiàqu 下去ba 吧wǒ 我hái yào 还要huàn 换yīfu 衣服
You go down first, I still have to change.
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