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Airport (1) – Pick up

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:哥gē,你nǐ怎么zěn me这么zhè me晚wǎn才cái来lái啊a?

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:对不起duì bu qǐ,我wǒ来lái晚wǎn了le。

路lù上shàng太tài堵dǔ了le。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:你nǐ是shì怎么zěn me来lái的de?

开kāi车chē?

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:不bù是shì,我wǒ是shì打车dǎ chē来lái的de。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:走zǒu的de是shì老lǎo路lù还是hái shi新xīn路lù?

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:新xīn的de那nà条tiáo路lù。

我wǒ以为yǐ wéi走zǒu新xīn路lù会huì快kuài一点儿yī diǎn r。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:我wǒ今天jīn tiān也yě是shì走zǒu新xīn路lù,花huā了le一yī个gè多duō小时xiǎo shí才cái到dào。

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:现在xiàn zài车chē越来越yuè lái yuè多duō,路lù也yě越来越yuè lái yuè堵dǔ。

几jǐ点diǎn了le?

大龙Dà lóng还hái没méi到dào吗ma?

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:还hái没méi呢ne。

你nǐ确定què dìng是shì这zhè趟tàng航班háng bān吗ma?

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:我wǒ确定què dìng。

CA6686,西安Xī ān到dào上海Shàng hǎi,两liǎng点diǎn四十五sì shí wǔ降落jiàng luò。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:可是kě shì现在xiàn zài都dōu三sān点diǎn多duō了le,他tā还hái没méi出来chū lái。

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:别bié着急zháo jí,取qǔ行李xíng li也yě要yào时间shí jiān,再zài等一等děng yī děng。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:对了duì le,你nǐ跟gēn他tā说shuō我们wǒ men在zài几jǐ号hào出口chū kǒu等děng他tā了le吗ma?

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:哎呀āi yā,我wǒ忘wàng了le!

我wǒ马上mǎ shàng给gěi他tā打dǎ电话diàn huà。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:你nǐ快kuài打dǎ。

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:等等děng děng,他tā打dǎ来lái了le。

喂wèi,大龙Dà lóng,你nǐ出chū来lái了le吗ma?

我wǒ和hé欢欢Huān huān在zài11号hào口kǒu等děng你nǐ。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:哥gē,我wǒ看见kàn jiàn他tā了le。

你nǐ看kàn,在zài那儿nà r。

杨达达Yáng Dá dá、杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:大龙Dà lóng,这儿zhè r,我们wǒ men在zài这儿zhè r。

大龙Dà lóng:达达dá dá,欢欢Huān huān,好久不见hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn。

杨欢欢Yáng Huān huān:是shì啊a,好久不见hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn!

上shàng次cì见面jiàn miàn还hái是shì两liǎng年nián前qián呢ne。

杨达达Yáng Dá dá:大龙Dà lóng,饿è了le吧ba?

我wǒ爸bà妈mā在zài家jiā等děng我们wǒ men,走zǒu吧ba。

大龙Dà lóng:好hǎo。

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Vocabulary 108 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
杨欢欢 Yáng Huān huāna personal name, Yang Huanhuan
哥 gēelder brother
你 nǐyou
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
这么 zhè meso much / this much / how much?
晚 wǎnlate
才 cáithen and only then
来 láito come
啊 amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
杨达达 Yáng Dá dáA personal name, Yang Dada.
对不起 duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
我 wǒI; me; my
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
路 lùroad / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
堵 dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole)
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
的 deemphatic particle (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
开 kāi(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
不 bùno; not so
打车 dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town) / to hitch a lift
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
老 lǎoold (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated
还是 hái shior
新 xīnnew; newly
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
条 tiáoclassifier for long thin things
以为 yǐ wéito think; to believe
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
快 kuàirapid / quick
一点儿 yī diǎn rerhua
今天 jīn tiāntoday
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
花 huāto spend (money, time)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
小时 xiǎo shíhour
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
几 jǐhow much / how many
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
大龙 Dà lónga name
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
确定 què dìngto fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm
这 zhèthis; these
趟 tàngclassifier for times, round trips or rows
航班 háng bān(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing
西安 Xī ānXi'an, a major city in Shaanxi Province, China.
上海 Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
四十五 sì shí wǔforty-five; 45
降落 jiàng luòto descend / to land
可是 kě shìbut; however
都 dōualready
三 sānthree / 3
他 tāhe; him; his
出来 chū láito come out
别 biédon't ...! / (noun suffix) category
着急 zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
取 qǔto take / to get / to fetch
行李 xíng liluggage
要 yàoto want; to need; to ask for
时间 shí jiāntime
再 zàifurther; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more
等一等 děng yī děngwait a moment
对了 duì leOh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
跟 gēnwith / compared with / to / towards
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
号 hào(bound form) bugle; trumpet / (bound form) signal; bugle call / (bound form) mark; sign / (bound form) name; appellation / (after a numeral) number designation / day of the month / (bound form) size; type; category
出口 chū kǒuan exit
等 děngto wait for; to await
哎呀 āi yāinterjection of wonder, shock or admiration
忘 wàngto forget / to overlook / to neglect
马上 mǎ shàngat once / right away / immediately
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
打 dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
电话 diàn huàtelephone / phone call
等等 děng děngwait a minute! / hold on!
喂 wèihey
出 chūto go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed
和 héand; together with
欢欢 Huān huāna name or nickname
口 kǒumouth
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
那儿 nà rthere
这儿 zhè rhere
达达 dá dáa nickname or personal name
好久不见 hǎo jiǔ bu jiànlong time no see
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
见面 jiàn miànto meet; to see each other
年 niányear
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
饿 èhungry
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
爸 bàfather / dad / pa / papa
妈 māma / mom / mother
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
好 hǎoall right!