EP94 准备好了吗 Are you ready

Lu Chang China Plus Published: 2018-05-22 16:55:58
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EP94 准备好了吗 Are You Ready

EP94 准备好了吗 Are You Ready

  • Chinese 101: Enquire about whether someone is ready or not

  • Grammar: 还没有,还没 as “not yet”

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Dialogue:

A:亲爱的,准备好了吗?

qīn ài de,zhǔn bèi hǎo le ma?

Darling, are you ready?

B:稍等,人家还没有选好裙子。

shāo děng ,rén jiā hái méi yǒu xuǎn hǎo qún zi 。

Wait for a while, I haven't even chosen my skirt yet.

A:现在呢,好了吗?

xiànzài ne,hǎo le ma?

How about now? Are you ready?

B:还没好,我还没有化完妆。

hái méi hǎo ,wǒ hái méi yǒu huà wán zhuāng 。

Not yet, I haven't put my makeup on yet.

A:你什么时候能准备好?

nǐ shén me shí hòu néng zhǔn bèi hǎo?

when will you be ready?

B:别催别催,耐心等一下下啦。

bié cuī bié cuī ,nài xīn děng yī xià xià lā 。

Don't rush me, don't rush me, just wait for a while please.

Words & Expressions:

【亲爱的】qīn ài de: darling

【准备】zhǔnbèi: to prepare

【稍等】shāo děng: wait for a while

【人家】rénjia:person (often used rhetorically to refer to oneself)

【选】xuǎn: chose, to pick

【裙子】qún zi: dress, skirt

【现在】xiàn zài: now

【化妆】huà zhuāng: make up

【催】cuī: rush, hurry 

【耐心】nài xīn: patient, patience

EP94 准备好了吗 Are You Ready

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