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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32 (01:44) HSK 3
jiǔ děng le méi yǒu méi yǒu gāng dào

久等了 没有 没有 刚到

“Sorry to keep you waiting. It's okay. I just got here.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 01:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xià jīng lǐ

夏经理

“Ms. Xia.”

jiǔ děng le méi yǒu méi yǒu gāng dào CURRENT FOCUS

久等了 没有 没有 刚到

“Sorry to keep you waiting. It's okay. I just got here.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuò hǎo

坐 好

“Please sit. Okay.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: POLITE GREETING
Tone: COURTEOUS
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't feel bad about making me wait; everything is fine.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Keqi (Social Politeness and Consideration)

Saying 'I just arrived' is an automatic courtesy to relieve the other person's guilt and maintain smooth social harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #courtesy #apologizing #reassurance #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
久等了 SPOKEN CHUNK

sorry to keep you waiting

The standard polite formula used whenever meeting someone who arrived before you.

刚到 SPOKEN CHUNK

just arrived

A customary polite response to reassure someone who apologizes for keeping you waiting, even if you actually waited longer.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completed duration of waiting and completes the formulaic polite apology.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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