Calling the Locksmith
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ID: 2280
Intermediate
You've just taken the trash out when you discover you've locked yourself out of your apartment. What can you do? In this lesson, someone calls a friend for help in just this sort of situation.
Vera,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 钥匙 | yàoshi | key | |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | to clean | |
| 卫生 | wèishēng | clean-up, hygiene | |
| 把 | bǎ | to take |
小程你带钥匙了吗
Xiǎo Chéng 小程nǐ 你dài 带yàoshi 钥匙le 了ma 吗
Xiao Cheng, did you bring your key?
带了怎么了
dài 带le 了zěnmele 怎么了
I brought it. What's up?
我打扫卫生把自己关在门外了进不去了
wǒ 我dǎsǎo 打扫wèishēng 卫生bǎ 把zìjǐ 自己guān 关zài 在ménwài 门外le 了jìn bu qù 进不去le 了
I was cleaning up and I locked myself outside. I can't get in.
哎呀我在出差今天不回去
āiyā 哎呀wǒ 我zài 在chūchāi 出差jīntiān 今天bù 不huíqu 回去
Oh no! I'm on a business trip. I'm not coming back today.
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