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Don't You Know How To Drive!

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ID: 2612 Intermediate
Some idiot has just driven into the back of you, so you better know the words to get you out of this tricky situation, otherwise, when the cops come, you'll have a tough time blaming the other person.
Wed Jan 07 2015 | Constance Fang, Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
怎么回事 zěnmehuíshì what happened? What's going on?
才 cái used to place emphasis on one's own opinion and/or used when making a retort
转弯 zhuǎnwān to turn a corner
打灯 dǎdēng to indicate
哎！怎么回事？你会不会开车啊？
āi ！zěnmehuíshì ？nǐ huì bùhuì kāichē ā ？
Oi! What's going on! Don't you know how to drive?
我怎么不会开车了？你才不会开车！
wǒ zěnme bùhuì kāichē le ？nǐ cái bùhuì kāichē ！
I don't know how to drive? You're the one that can't drive!
是你撞到我的车，还说我不会开车？
shì nǐ zhuàngdào wǒ de chē ，hái shuō wǒ bùhuì kāichē ？
It's you that's bumped into my car. And you say that it's me that can't drive?
你说转弯就转弯，也没打灯...
nǐ shuō zhuǎnwān jiù zhuǎnwān ，yě méi dǎdēng
You just turn when you want to turn, didn't even indicate...
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