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”

 

Language Tips: Girly Talks “撒娇”

 

Story of the Day:Go back on one's words 出尔反尔 chū ěr fǎn ěr

 

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