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A: 喂，小陈，现在忙吗？
    wéi, Xiǎo Chén, xiànzài máng ma?
    Hello, Xiao Chen. Are you busy right now?

B: 不太忙。怎么了？
    bùtài máng. zěnmele?
    Not too busy. What's up?

A: 你有小王的手机号码吗？
    nǐ yǒu Xiǎo Wáng de shǒujī hàomǎ ma?
    Do you have Xiao Wang's phone number?

B: 小王的，我有。
    Xiǎo Wáng de, wǒ yǒu.
    Xiao Wang's? Yes, I have it.

A: 那你告诉我吧，我有事找他。
    nà nǐ gàosu wǒ ba, wǒ yǒushì zhǎo tā.
    Then, could you tell me? I have something to give him.

B: 好，一会儿我发短信给你。
    hǎo, yīhuǐr wǒ fā duǎnxìn gěi nǐ.
    OK! I'll send you a text in a bit (bit = short time).

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Hello, Xiao Chen. Are you busy right now?

Not too busy. What's up?

Do you have Xiao Wang's phone number?

Xiao Wang's? Yes, I have it.

Then, could you tell me? I have something to give him.

OK! I'll send you a text in a bit (bit = short time).

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Hello, Xiao Chen. Are you busy right now?

Not too busy. What's up?

Do you have Xiao Wang's phone number?

Xiao Wang's? Yes, I have it.

Then, could you tell me? I have something to give him.

OK! I'll send you a text in a bit (bit = short time).

 You can look up the meaning of any of the words at the OED.

(你可以看一下在OED的任何单词的含义)

Ice Cream

A: 我去买冰激凌，你去吗？
    wǒ qù mǎi bīngjīlíng, nǐ qù ma?
    I'm going to get some ice cream. Do you want to come?

B: 我不吃，会胖的。
    wǒ bù chī, huì pàng de.
    I don't want any. I'll get fat.

A: 那我自己去。
    nà wǒ zìjǐ qù.
    OK, I'll go by myself.

B: 哎，等会儿，帮我买一个吧！
    āi, děng huǐr, bāng wǒ mǎi yī gè ba!
    Hey, wait a minute, buy me one!

A: 要棒冰还是甜筒？
    yào bàngbīng háishi tiántǒng?
    Do you want a popsicle or an ice cream cone?

B: 甜筒，草莓口味的。
    tiántǒng, cǎoméi kǒuwèi de.
    Icecream cone. Strawberry flavor.

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I'm going to get some ice cream. Do you want to come?

I don't want any. I'll get fat.

OK, I'll go by myself.

Hey, wait a minute, buy me one!

Do you want a popsicle or an ice cream cone?

Icecream cone. Strawberry flavor.

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I'm going to get some ice cream. Do you want to come?

I don't want any. I'll get fat.

OK, I'll go by myself.

Hey, wait a minute, buy me one!

Do you want a popsicle or an ice cream cone?

Icecream cone. Strawberry flavor.

 You can look up the meaning of any of the words at the OED.

(你可以看一下在OED的任何单词的含义)

Did you get my email?

A: 小吴，你给我回邮件了吗？
    Xiǎo Wú, nǐ gěi wǒ huí yóujiàn le ma?
    Xiao Wu, did you reply to my email?

B: 什么邮件？我没收到。
    shénme yóujiàn? wǒ méi shōudào.
    What email? I haven't received it.

A: 我昨天早上给你发了一个邮件。
    wǒ zuótiān zǎoshang gěi nǐ fā le yī ge yóujiàn.
    I sent you an email yesterday morning.

B: 哦。我看一下。
    ò. wǒ kàn yīxià.
    Oh. Let me take a look.

A: 有吗？
    yǒu ma?
    Is it there?

B: 没有。
    méiyǒu.
    No.

A: 不可能！我看一下。
    bù kěnéng! wǒ kàn yīxià.
    That's impossible! Let me look.

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Xiao Wu, did you reply to my email?

What email? I haven't received it.

I sent you an email yesterday morning.

Oh. Let me take a look.

Is it there?

No.

That's impossible! Let me look.

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Xiao Wu, did you reply to my email?

What email? I haven't received it.

I sent you an email yesterday morning.

Oh. Let me take a look.

Is it there?

No.

That's impossible! Let me look.

 You can look up the meaning of any of the words at the OED.

(你可以看一下在OED的任何单词的含义)

I'm going to be late - 我要迟到了

A: 喂，对不起，我要迟到了。
    wéi, duìbuqǐ, wǒ yào chídào le.
    Hello? Sorry, I'm going to be late.

B: 没关系，我等你。
    méiguānxi, wǒ děng nǐ.
    Don't worry about it. I'll wait for you.

A: 不好意思，我会迟到十五分钟。
    bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ huì chídào shí wǔ fēnzhōng.
    I'm sorry, I'm going to be 15 minutes late.

B: 好吧。
    hǎo ba.
    OK.

A: 真对不起，我今天不能来了。
    zhēn duìbuqǐ, wǒ jīntiān bù néng lái le.
    I'm really sorry. I can't come today.

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Hello? Sorry, I'm going to be late.

Don't worry about it. I'll wait for you.

I'm sorry, I'm going to be 15 minutes late.

OK.

I'm really sorry. I can't come today.

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Hello? Sorry, I'm going to be late.

Don't worry about it. I'll wait for you.

I'm sorry, I'm going to be 15 minutes late.

OK.

I'm really sorry. I can't come today.

 You can look up the meaning of any of the words at the OED.

(你可以看一下在OED的任何单词的含义)