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ID: 0308 Newbie
With 20 million people all hitting the roads after work at the same time, you just may find yourself in the position of being late. So perhaps being armed with an apology would smooth things over? In this podcast, learn how to apologize for being late, in Mandarin Chinese.
Fri Oct 27 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
有 yǒu there is
人 rén person
噢 ō Oh!
来 lái to come
有人吗？
yǒu rén ma ？
Is anyone there?
噢，你来了！
ō ，nǐ lái le ！
Oh, you’re here!
对不起，我迟到了。
duìbuqì ，wǒ chídào le 。
Sorry I’m late.
没关系！请进。
méi guānxi ！qǐng jìn 。
It’s OK. Come in.
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