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ID: 0862 Elementary
Oops sorry i bumped into you, oops excuse me my umbrella hit your eye, oops I opened the car door into you, oops, oh no, I wiped my baozi juice on your sleeve. In a place like this, accidents will happen. When 'sorry' is getting old and 'buhaoyisi' feels a bit long-winded, learn how to plead innocence in Mandarin Chinese in this podcast.
Fri Apr 25 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
女朋友 nǚpéngyou girlfriend
怎么 zěnme how come
洗手间 xǐshǒujiān washroom
问 wèn to ask
哎，你们好！
āi ，nǐmen hǎo ！
Hey, what's up?
你女朋友呢？她怎么没来？
nǐ nǚpéngyou ne ？tā zěnme méi lái ？
What about your girlfriend? How come she didn't come?
我去一下洗手间。
wǒ qù yīxià xǐshǒujiān 。
... I need to go to the bathroom.
你怎么问他这个问题？他们分手了。
nǐ zěnme wèn tā zhège wèntí ？tāmen fēnshǒu le 。
Why did you ask him that question? They broke up.
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