Intermediate - Delivery Problems (C1183)

A 喂,你是送货的吗?
wéi, nǐ shì sònghuò de ma?
Hey, are you the delivery person?
B 对,你哪位?
duì, nǐ nǎ wèi?
Yes. May I ask who you are?
A 你说好上午送电脑过来的。现在都中午了,你在哪儿啊?
nǐ shuōhǎo shàngwǔ sòng diànnǎo guòlai de. xiànzài dōu zhōngwǔ le, nǐ zài nǎr a?
You agreed that you'd deliver the computer this morning. It's already noon -- where are you?
B 我今天要送很多东西。你等一下,我快到了。
wǒ jīntiān yào sòng hěn duō dōngxi. nǐ děng yīxià, wǒ kuài dào le.
I have a lot of stuff to deliver today. Please wait a bit -- I'll be there soon.
A 师傅,都快一个小时了,你怎么还不来?
shīfu, dōu kuài yī ge xiǎoshí le, nǐ zěnme hái bù lái?
It's been almost an hour now. How come you still haven't come?
B 今天车很堵,我马上到。
jīntiān chē hěn dǔ, wǒ mǎshàng dào.
The traffic is terrible today. I'll be there very soon.
A 马上是多久?
mǎshàng shì duō jiǔ ?
How long is "very soon"?
B 二十分钟,肯定到。
èrshí fēnzhōng, kěndìng dào.
I'll definitely be there in twenty minutes.
A 你快一点儿。我要出去办事。
nǐ kuài yīdiǎnr. wǒ yào chūqù bànshì.
Hurry up! I have to go out to do some things.
A 喂,你到底来不来?
wéi, nǐ dàodǐ lái bu lái?
Hey, are you coming or not?
B 拐个弯儿就到了。
guǎi ge wānr jiù dào le.
I'm right around the corner!
A 你别胡说了。
nǐ bié húshuō le.
Don't give me that. [i.e. Don't talk rubbish -- Ed.]
B 你怎么这么说?我连午饭都没吃,忙死了!
nǐ zěnme zhème shuō? wǒ lián wǔfàn dōu méi chī, máng sǐ le!
How could you say that? I haven't even had lunch! I'm extremely busy!
A 我不等你了,你明天再送吧。
wǒ bù děng nǐ le, nǐ míngtiān zài sòng ba.
I'm not going to wait any more. Deliver it tomorrow.
B 喂,喂!
wéi, wéi!
Hello? Hello!

Key Vocabulary

送货 sònghuò to deliver goods
师傅 shīfu Sir, Master
congested
马上 mǎshàng at once
肯定 kěndìng sure
办事 bànshì to handle affairs
到底 dàodǐ in the end
拐弯儿 guǎi wānr to turn
胡说 húshuō to talk nonsense

Supplementary Vocabulary

借口 jièkǒu excuse
不耐烦 bù nàifán impatient
堵车 dǔchē traffic jam
urgent
送快递 sòng kuàidì to deliver a package
投诉 tóusù to complain