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I'm gonna be Late

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ID: 1714 Pre Intermediate
We've all been in this situation... two people agree to meet at a certain time, but one person calls to say she'll be late. And then calls again to say she'll be later. (And then you start to wonder if she's going to make it at all.) Learn the essential Chinese in this lesson.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
wéi hello
对不起 duìbuqǐ 'sorry'
yào will
迟到 chídào to arrive late
喂,对不起,我要迟到了。
wéi ,duìbuqǐ ,wǒ yào chídào le 。
Hello? Sorry, I'm going to be late.
没关系,我等你。
méiguānxi ,wǒ děng nǐ 。
Don't worry about it. I'll wait for you.
不好意思,我会迟到十五分钟。
bùhǎoyìsi ,wǒ huì chídào shí wǔ fēnzhōng 。
I'm sorry, I'm going to be 15 minutes late.
好吧。
hǎo ba 。
OK.
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