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Late Getting Back

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ID: 0515 Elementary
Now that your Mandarin is getting so good, chances are all you cool CPoddies will be out late partying every night, your Mandarin getting more fluent with every drink you imbibe. But don’t forget there will be some worrywarts who would appreciate a phone call home when you'll be out late. In this podcast, learn how to talk about the time being late, as well as how to express worry in Mandarin Chinese.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
hái still
出事 chūshì to have an accident
应该 yīnggāi should
可是 kěshì but
It's so late. How come he hasn't come home yet?
Could he have had an accident?
That's not likely.
But he didn't tell us he'd be back this late.
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