HSK 2 · Dialogue

Running late

迟到

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8 speaker turns · 18 unique words · editorial HSK 2 grouping

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nǐ zěn me cái lái？yǐ jīng bā diǎn èr shí le。

Why are you so late? It's already eight twenty.

duì bu qǐ，wǒ qǐ wǎn le。

Sorry, I got up late.

wèi shén me qǐ wǎn le？

Why did you get up late?

zuó tiān shuì dé tài wǎn，nào zhōng xiǎng le，wǒ méi tīng jiàn。

I went to bed too late yesterday. The alarm went off, but I didn't hear it.

xià cì zǎo diǎn ér shuì。diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le。

Go to bed earlier next time. The movie has already started.

zhēn bù hǎo yì si。wǒ qǐng nǐ hē kā fēi。

I'm really sorry. I'll buy you a coffee.

suàn le，kuài jìn qù ba。

Never mind. Hurry up and let's go in.

hǎo，xiè xie nǐ bù shēng qì。

Okay, thanks for not being angry.

Grammar focus

才已经起晚了为什么得太……没听见请算了不生气

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