不好意思 马上啊 马上 马上
“Sorry. The store will open soon.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
夏总好 陈总好
“Hello, Ms. Xia, Mr. Chen.”
不好意思 马上 啊 马上 马上
“Sorry. The store will open soon.”
晓兰来了 妈
“You're here, Xiaolan. Mom.”
“Please bear with me for just a few seconds; I am rushing as fast as I can!”
Doubling or tripling temporal adverbs like '马上' (right away) signals extreme dedication and haste when addressing social or professional superiors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me / sorry
The most versatile, everyday spoken apology for minor inconveniences or delays.
right away / immediately
Repeated consecutively in spoken Chinese to convey high urgency and active effort.
Softens the urgent promise and pleads for patience from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It'll be ready soon.”
“Keep reading. Right away. You have some water first.”
“Excuse me, can I get through?”