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Where's My Takeout?

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ID: 2026 Elementary
If you haven't been in this situation, you haven't been in China long. There are just some times when you wait and you wait, but the food you order never arrives. So when you call to inquire, you're told that it's coming "right away." Learn all the key language in this Chinese lesson. How tough you want to get is up to you.
Fri Sep 21 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
外卖 wàimài takeout
送 sòng to send
马上 mǎshàng at once
还 hái still
我的外卖送了吗？
wǒ de wàimài sòng le ma ？
Is my takeout on the way?
马上送。
mǎshàng sòng 。
It'll be sent right away.
还没送？
hái méi sòng ？
It still hasn't been sent?
已经做好了。马上送。
yǐjīng zuò hǎo le 。mǎshàng sòng 。
It's already finished. It'll be sent right away.
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