I'm Late: a Chinese dialogue with translation
Xiao Wang is half an hour late because he was looking for his watch at home, and it was on his wrist the whole time. HSK 2, 12 sentences, 156 characters. Tap a line to see the translation, tap the icon to hear it.
我来晚了 wǒ lái wǎn le
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Xiao Wang: Anna, I'm sorry! I'm late.
Anna: Look, it's already seven thirty! We agreed to meet at seven.
Xiao Wang: There were too many cars on the road, and the taxi was really slow.
Anna: A taxi? Your place is close to here; it's just a ten-minute walk.
Xiao Wang: I know, but by the time I left home it was already seven twenty.
Anna: Why did you leave so late?
Xiao Wang: I was looking for my watch. I looked for half an hour, everywhere in the house.
Anna: Did you find it?
Xiao Wang: No. My dad gave it to me, so I'm really upset.
Anna: Xiao Wang, take a look at your left hand.
Xiao Wang: Oh! Here's my watch!
Anna: All right, don't be embarrassed. Let's go in; the movie is about to start.
HSK 2 words in this text
- 已经yǐjīngalready
- 点diǎnorder (food)
- 路上lùshangon the way
- 走zǒuwalk; leave
- 慢mànslow
- 离lífrom (distance)
- 近jìnnear
- 走路zǒulùwalk
- 就jiùright away; exactly
- 但是dànshìbut, however
- 出门chūménleave home
- 为什么wèi shénmewhy
- 这么zhèmeso, this (much)
- 手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
- 送sònggive (as a gift); see off; deliver
- 左zuǒleft
- 手shǒuhand
- 不好意思bù hǎoyìsiembarrassed; excuse me
- 进去jìnqùgo in
- 快要kuàiyàoabout to
- 开始kāishǐbegin
Questions on the text
How late was Xiao Wang?
Half an hour.
Why did he leave home late?
He spent half an hour looking for his watch.
Where was the watch?
On his left wrist.
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