Chinese 101: Message someone safety when take a flight
Grammar: Events in quick succession with "一yi...就 jiu..."
Language Tips:Cultural innovations behinds “马上”and“平安”
Story of the Day:Saiwong and his lost horse 塞翁失马
Dialogue:
A:飞机什么时候起飞?
fēi jī shí me shí hòu qǐ fēi ?
When will your flight take off?
B:马上就要起飞了。
mǎ shàng jiù yào qǐ fēi le 。
It will take off very soon.
A:好的,到了记得报平安。
hǎo de ,dào le jì dé bào píng ān
Okay, please message me your safety when you arrive.
B:没问题,我一落地就告诉你。
méi wèn tí,wǒ yī luò dì jiù gào sù nǐ。
No problem, I’ll tell you once the plane lands.
Words & expressions:
【飞机】fēi jī:air plane
【起飞】qǐ fēi: take off, departure
【马上】mǎ shàng: soon, at once, at this moment
【记得】jì dé: remember
【报】bào:tell, report
【平安】píng ān: safe and sound, well
【问题】wèn tí: problem
【落地】luò dì: landing, touch down
