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