不好意思啊 久等了
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就这样吧
“That's it.”
不好意思啊 久等了
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
好巧啊
“What a coincidence.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In social settings, even if one is only slightly late, opening with 'bu hao yi si, jiu deng le' (sorry to keep you waiting) is customary to show politeness and respect for the other person's time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me; sorry (used for minor inconveniences or mild embarrassments)
A highly frequent polite phrase in spoken Chinese, more casual and natural than the formal 'dui bu qi'.
sorry to keep you waiting
Standard polite greeting used when meeting someone after arriving late or keeping them waiting.
Attached to 'bu hao yi si' to soften the tone, making the apology sound friendlier and more sincere.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sorry. I mistook you for someone else. Apologies.”
“Sorry. We haven't seen this place so lively for a while.”
“I'm so sorry. Could you please step out for a moment?”
“Sorry, I was tied up just now.”
“Sorry. What brings you here? Sorry about that.”
“Sorry, it's an occupational hazard.”
“Sorry, Wanzhi. I actually didn't have time to get one.”
“Sorry about this. You just wait. What?”
“Sorry, I'm in the middle of moving today,”
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“I'm sorry. He has booked this table.”
“I'm sorry for causing you trouble yesterday.”
“So sorry I'm late. Traffic was heavy.”
“Sorry about that. Sorry for the trouble. Thank you.”
“Sorry. I'm a noob, sorry. Start again.”
“I'm really sorry. I'm not quite sure what's going on either.”
“I'm sorry. She's old.”
“I'm sorry about this accident.”
“I'm sorry. Is it too sudden?”
“Excuse me, let me through.”
“I'm sorry. My son is spoiled. Thank you.”
“Sorry to have you come all the way down here.”
“Excuse me. Need to take this.”
“Sorry to keep you waiting. We're all set for the photo-shoot.”
“Sorry, I couldn't come until this afternoon.”
“I'm sorry for coming to see you on such a short notice.”
“Sorry to disturb you again.”
“Sorry. I'll be leaving soon.”
“I'm sorry. We're renovating.”
“Sorry, I'll just... It's fine.”
“Sorry. I'm really anxious,”
“Sorry, I got the wrong room.”
“I'm sorry to trouble you with that.”
“I'm sorry. I was just too busy this afternoon. Wait a moment here.”
“I'm sorry. I got up too early this morning and couldn't help you out.”