EP102 靠谱 Reliable

 Chinese 101: How to say “You’re so unreliable!” in Chinese

 

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Story of the Day: Pearls before swine 对牛弹琴 duì niú tán qín

 

Dialogue:

 

A:我已经等了两个小时了。

 

wǒ yǐ jīng děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí le。

 

I’ve been waiting you for two hours.

 

B:对不起,闹钟坏了,我睡过头了!

 

duì bú qǐ,nào zhōng huài le,wǒ shuì guò tóu le!

 

Sorry, my alarm clock didn’t work, then I slept over.

 

A:你太不靠谱了!

 

nǐ tài bú kào pǔ le!

 

You are totally unreliable!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【已经】yǐ jīng:already 

 

【等】děng:wait

 

【小时】xiǎo shí: hour

 

【闹钟】nào zhōng: alarm clock

 

【睡过头】shuì guò tóu:over sleep

 

【靠谱】bú kào pǔ:reliable