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Being late and waiting in Chinese

Unit 16 — Social plans · 39 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for being late and waiting

Example conversations in Chinese

Running late to meet a friend

抱歉,我要晚到了。
Sorry, I'm running late.
没关系,我会等的。
That's okay, I'll wait.
路上真的很堵。
The traffic is really bad.
别担心,我还在这儿。
No worries, I'm still here.
你等了多久了?
How long have you been waiting?
十分钟。
Ten minutes.
我很快就到。
I'll be there soon.
开车小心点。我会等你。
Drive carefully. I'll wait.
再次抱歉。路上车流很慢。
Sorry again. Traffic is slow.
没事。在咖啡馆等很轻松。
It's fine. Waiting at the cafe is easy.
再过五分钟。
Five more minutes.
好的。希望很快见到你。
Okay. I hope to see you soon.

Waiting for class to start

已经上课了吗?
Has class started yet?
没有,还没开始。我们还在等。
No, not yet. We're still waiting.
我以为我迟到了。
I thought I was late.
没事的。老师也迟到了。
You're fine. The teacher is also late.
这节课快开始了吗?
Will class start soon?
希望很快就开始。
Soon, I hope.
那我就在这里等吧。
I'll wait here then.
我也一样。就在这里等着。
Same here. Just waiting here.
离上课还有几分钟?
How many minutes until class?
就几分钟。应该不用再等很久了。
Just a few minutes. It shouldn't be much longer.
我希望老师快点来。
I hope the teacher comes soon.
我也是,我等得累了。
Me too, I'm tired of waiting.

Waiting for food

菜快上来了吗?
Is the food coming soon?
希望如此。我们已经等了一会儿了。
I hope so. We've waited a while.
我们该等一等,还是问一下?
Should we wait or ask?
我不介意再等一会儿。
I don't mind waiting a bit more.
再等五分钟?
Five more minutes?
好。五分钟可以。
Sure. Five minutes is fine.
不好意思,我等得不耐烦了。我饿了。
Sorry to be impatient. I'm hungry.
我也是。饿的时候,等着很难熬。
Me too. Waiting is hard when you're hungry.
如果五分钟后还没来,我们就去问一下。
If it's still not here in five minutes, we'll ask.
听起来合理。
Sounds fair.
现在快十分钟了。
Almost ten minutes now.
是啊。希望快了。
Yeah. Soon, hopefully.

Late to work

抱歉,我今天早上迟到了。
Sorry I'm late this morning.
没关系。
It's alright.
公交车晚点了。
The bus was delayed.
今天公交车不顺吗?
Bad bus day?
是的,公交车晚点,车流也很慢。
Yes, late bus and slow traffic.
公交车晚点,再加上交通拥堵——经典组合。
Late bus and heavy traffic — classic combo.
会议开始了吗?
Did the meeting start?
五分钟后开始。你在这里等吧。
Starts in five minutes. Wait here.
再次抱歉,我迟到了。
Sorry again for being late.
没关系。公交车晚点时就会这样。
No worries. That happens when the bus is late.
我会在这里等到会议开始。
I'll wait here until the meeting.
好的,就在门边等吧。很快就到了。
Yes, just wait by the door. Soon enough.

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