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@ 21347 Canceling Dinner Plans
A: * 下班了嗎?*
* xiàbān le ma?*
* Are you off work yet?*
B: * 嗯。你呢?*
* ng4. nǐ ne?*
* Yeah. You?*
A: * 我還在公司。不好意思,今晚不能跟你一起吃飯了。*
* wǒ hái zài gōngsī. bùhǎoyìsi, jīnwǎn bùnéng gēn nǐ yīqǐ chīfàn le.*
* I'm still at the office. Sorry, I can't eat dinner with you tonight.*
B: * 哦。你要加班?*
* ò. nǐ yào jiābān?*
* Oh. You have to work overtime?*
A: * 不是,家裡有事。*
* bùshì, jiālǐ yǒushì.*
* No, something came up at home.*
B: * 好的,那我們改天再見吧。*
* hǎo de, nà wǒmen gǎitiān zàijiàn ba.*
* Okay. Well then let's get together another time.*
A: * 好,改天見!*
* hǎo, gǎitiān jiàn!*
* Okay. See you then!*
Key Vocabulary* *
下班* xiàbān* to get off work
還* hái* still
公司* gōngsī* company
不好意思* bùhǎoyìsi* sorry
今晚* jīnwǎn* this evening
跟* gēn* with
一起* yīqǐ* together
吃飯* chīfàn* to eat food
能* néng* to be able
加班* jiābān* to work overtime
家裡* jiālǐ* at home
有事* yǒushì* to be occupied with something
改天* gǎitiān* another time/day, sometime
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
約會* yuēhuì* date, appointment
取消* qǔxiāo* to cancel
推遲* tuīchí* to postpone
提前* tíqián* in advance
突然* tūrán* suddenly
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