没来得及跟您打招呼
“I didn't have time to greet you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
孙姐不好意思啊
“Ms. Sun, I'm sorry.”
没来得及 跟您 打招呼
“I didn't have time to greet you.”
我现在调到大堂来
“I'm transferred to the lobby now”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese business culture, junior employees are expected to show respect by proactively greeting and informing senior colleagues, especially regarding personnel or position changes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not have time to; haven't had the chance to
A common phrase used to excuse an omitted duty or missed courtesy due to time constraints.
to greet; to notify beforehand
Essential idiom used both for casual hellos and for notifying people before taking action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“so I didn't get to tell you—”
“How come you went and slept on my beam”
“You scared me. Is that any way to greet someone, Yonghui?”
“but without me, you think you'd win that award?”
“we didn't have time to tell them.”
“He left without saying goodbye”
“Why didn't you let me know you were coming here?”
“You brat, you didn't even say you were coming back.”
“Why didn't you let me down?”
“I didn't get a chance to tell you.”
“(I didn't have time to greet him.)”
“why didn't you give me a heads-up before coming?”
“That's no way to greet someone.”
“You didn't even tell me earlier.”
“and haven't had a chance to tell you.”
“I didn't find a chance to tell you,”
“I just haven't had the chance to tell her yet.”