Chinese 101: Enquire about whether someone is ready or not
Grammar: 还没有,还没 as “not yet”
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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
