Phone calls, meeting up & being late

她回来以后，请她给我回个电话。

Tā huílái yǐhòu, qǐng tā gěi wǒ huí ge diànhuà.

When she comes back, ask her to call me back.

好，我一定转告她。

Hǎo, wǒ yí dìng zhuǎngào tā.

OK, I will definitely tell her.

刚才你给我打电话了吗？

Gāngcái nǐ gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le ma?

Did you call me just now?

明天晚上我们有一个圣诞节晚会，你也来参加吧。

Míngtiān wǎnshang wǒmen yǒu yí ge shèngdàn jié wǎnhuì, nǐ yě lái cānjiā ba.

We have a Christmas party tomorrow night. Come and join us.

里边正在开新年晚会，他们在表演节目呢，你快进去吧。

Lǐbiān zhèngzài kāi xīnnián wǎnhuì, tāmen zài biǎoyǎn jiémù ne, nǐ kuài jìnqù ba.

There's a New Year's party going on inside, and they're performing a show. Come in quickly.

明天上午去参观，八点在留学生楼前边上车，请通知一下儿。

Míngtiān shàngwǔ qù cānguān, bā diǎn zài liúxuéshēng lóu qiánbiān shàng chē, qǐng tōngzhī yí xiàr.

I'm going to visit tomorrow morning. I'll get on the bus in front of the International Students Building at 8 o'clock. Please let me know.

昨天我看了一个越南电影。

Zuótiān wǒ kàn le yí ge yuènán diànyǐng.

Yesterday I watched a Vietnamese movie.

昨天我的姐姐买了一辆汽车。

Zuótiān wǒ de jiějie mǎi le yí liàng qìchē.

My sister bought a car yesterday.

我收到了她给我发的短信。

Wǒ shōu dào le tā gěi wǒ fā de duǎnxìn.

I received a text message from her.

我没有去看电影。

Wǒ méiyǒu qù kàn diànyǐng.

I didn't go to the movies.

我买了两张电影票，想请你去看电影。

Wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhāng diànyǐng piào, xiǎng qǐng nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.

I bought two movie tickets and wanted to treat you to a movie.

什么时候的？

Shénme shíhòu de?

When?

今天晚上七点半的。

Jīntiān wǎnshang qī diǎn bàn de.

It's half past seven tonight.

真不巧，我不能去，明天我有考试了，晚上还要复习。

Zhēn bù qiǎo, wǒ bù néng qù, míngtiān wǒ yǒu kǎoshì le, wǎnshang hái yào fùxí.

What a coincidence, I can't go. I have an exam tomorrow and have to review at night.

那就以后再说吧。

Nà jiù yǐhòu zàishuō ba.

Let’s talk about it later.

明天有一个车展，你能去吗？

Míngtiān yǒu yí ge chēzhǎn, nǐ néng qù ma?

There is a car show tomorrow, can you go?

我很想去，可是明天我有约会了。

Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù, kěshì míngtiān wǒ yǒu yuēhuìle.

I really want to go, but I have a date tomorrow.

是跟女朋友的约会吗？

Shì gēn nǚ péngyǒu de yuēhuì ma?

Is it a date with my girlfriend?

不是，有一个老朋友来看我，我要去机场接她。

Bú shì, yǒu yí ge lǎo péngyǒu lái kàn wǒ, wǒ yào qù jīchǎng jiē tā.

No, an old friend is coming to see me and I have to pick her up at the airport.

她是你的中国朋友吗？

Tā shì nǐ de zhōngguó péngyǒu ma?

Is she your Chinese friend?

不是，她从英国回来，我和她好几年没见面了。

Bú shì, tā cóng yīngguó huílái, wǒ hé tā hǎojǐ nián méi jiànmiàn le.

No, she came back from England and I haven't seen her for several years.

那你应该陪她玩儿玩儿了。

Nà nǐ yīnggāi péi tā wánr wánr le.

Then you should play with her.

这星期我没有空，下星期我们再去看车展吧。

Zhè xīngqī wǒ méiyǒu kòng, xià xīngqī wǒmen zài qù kàn chēzhǎn ba.

I'm not free this week. Let's go to the car show next week.

我再问问，以后再说吧。

Wǒ zài wènwen, yǐhòu zàishuō ba.

I'll ask again and talk about it later.

我们说好了晚上八点去。

Wǒmen shuō hǎo le wǎnshang bā diǎn qù.

We agreed to go at eight o'clock in the evening.

我一定要学好汉语。

Wǒ yí dìng yào xué hǎo hànyǔ.

I must learn Chinese well.

时间约好了。

Shíjiān yuē hǎo le.

The time is set.

八点上课，她七点就来了。

Bā diǎn shàngkè, tā qī diǎn jiù lái le.

Class started at eight o'clock, and she came at seven o'clock.

八点上课，她十点才来。

Bā diǎn shàngkè, tā shí diǎn cái lái.

Class starts at eight o'clock and she doesn't come until ten o'clock.

昨天我去酒店，八点坐车，八点一刻就到了。

Zuótiān wǒ qù jiǔdiàn, bā diǎn zuò chē, bā diǎn yí kè jiù dào le.

Yesterday I went to the hotel, took the bus at eight o'clock, and arrived at a quarter past eight.

今天我去酒店，八点坐车，九点才到。

Jīntiān wǒ qù jiǔdiàn, bā diǎn zuò chē, jiǔ diǎn cái dào.

Today I went to the hotel, took the bus at eight o'clock, and didn't arrive until nine o'clock.

你快下楼来吧。

Nǐ kuài xià lóu lái ba.

Come downstairs quickly.

上课了，老师进教室来了。

Shàngkè le, lǎoshī jìn jiàoshì lái le.

Class is over and the teacher comes into the classroom.

她到河内去了。

Tā dào hénèi qù le.

She went to Hanoi.

我想带她去。

Wǒ xiǎng dài tā qù.

I want to take her there.

她没买书来。

Tā méi mǎi shū lái.

She didn't buy any books.

我带去了一个照相机。

Wǒ dài qù le yí ge zhàoxiàngjī.

I brought a camera.

她买来了一斤水果。

Tā mǎi lái le yì jīn shuǐguǒ.

She bought a pound of fruit.

我和她约好今天晚上去河内酒店跳舞。

Wǒ hé tā yuē hǎo jīntiān wǎnshang qù hénèi jiǔdiàn tiàowǔ.

I made an appointment with her to go dancing at a hotel in Hanoi tonight.

上午我们先去超市买东西。

Shàngwǔ wǒmen xiān qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.

In the morning we went to the supermarket to buy things first.

从超市出来以后，我去看一个朋友，她去购物中心。

Cóng chāoshì chūlái yǐhòu, wǒ qù kàn yí ge péngyǒu, tā qù gòuwù zhōngxīn.

After coming out of the supermarket, I went to see a friend and she went to the shopping mall.

我在老师家吃饭，六点半我才从老师家出来。

Wǒ zài lǎoshī jiā chīfàn, liù diǎn bàn wǒ cái cóng lǎoshī jiā chūlai.

I had dinner at the teacher's house. I didn't come out from the teacher's house until half past six.

到河内就点的时候已经七点了，她正在门口等我。

Dào hénèi jiù diǎn de shíhou yǐjīng qī diǎn le, tā zhèngzài ménkǒu děng wǒ.

It was already seven o'clock when we arrived in Hanoi, and she was waiting for me at the door.

我来得太晚了，真抱歉。

Wǒ lái de tài wǎn le, zhēn bàoqiàn.

I'm so late, I'm so sorry.

我们就一起进河内酒店去了。

Wǒmen jiù yì qǐ jìn hénèi jiǔdiàn qù le.

We went to the Hanoi hotel together.

对不起，让你久等了。

Duìbùqǐ, ràng nǐ jiǔ děng le.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

我们约好七点，你怎么八点才来？

Wǒmen yuē hǎo qī diǎn, nǐ zěnme bā diǎn cái lái?

We made an appointment at seven o'clock, why did you come at eight o'clock?

真抱歉，我来晚 了，半路上我的车坏了。

Zhēn bàoqiàn, wǒ lái wǎn le, bàn lùshàng wǒ de chē huài le.

I'm so sorry, I'm late, my car broke down on the way.

修好了吗？

Xiū hǎo le ma?

Has it been fixed?

修好了。

Xiū hǎo le.

Fixed.

我想你可能不来了。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ kěnéng bù lái le.

I thought you might not come.

说好的，我怎么能不来呢？

Shuō hǎo de, wǒ zěnme néng bù lái ne?

As promised, how could I not come?

我们快进电影院去吧。

Wǒmen kuài jìn diànyǐngyuàn qù ba.

Let's go to the cinema quickly.

还你的汉语词典，用的时间太长了。

Huán nǐ de hànyǔ cídiǎn, yòng de shíjiān tài cháng le.

Return your Chinese dictionary, it took too long.

没关系，你用吧。

Méiguānxi, nǐ yòng ba.

It doesn't matter, just use it.

星期日我买到一本新小说。

Xīngqī rì wǒ mǎi dào yì běn xīn xiǎoshuō.

I got a new novel on Sunday.

英文的还是中文的？

Yīngwén de háishì zhōngwén de?

English or Chinese?

英文的，很有意思。

Yīngwén de, hěn yǒu yìsi.

In English, very interesting.

你英文学得不错，我想你能看懂。

Nǐ yīngwén xué de bú cuò, wǒ xiǎng nǐ néng kàn dǒng.

You are good at English, I think you can understand it.

那借我看看吧。

Nà jiè wǒ kànkan ba.

Then lend it to me.