Intermediate - Having Spare Keys Made (C1716)

A:  糟糕,我的钥匙掉了。
zāogāo, wǒ de yàoshi diào le.
Oh no, I lost my keys!
B:  那用我的吧。
nà yòng wǒ de ba.
Then use mine.
A:  我明天去配钥匙,你的先借给我吧。
wǒ míngtiān qù pèi yàoshi, nǐ de xiān jiè gěi wǒ ba.
I'll go get a spare made tomorrow. Lend me yours for now.
B:  好的,拿着。
hǎo de, ná zhe.
OK, here you go.
A:  你说是不是需要再配一把?
nǐ shuō shì bu shì xūyào zài pèi yī bǎ?
Do you think I should have an extra one made?
B:  嗯,可以作为备用钥匙。
ng4, kěyǐ zuòwéi bèiyòng yàoshi.
Yes, you can use it as a spare key.
A:  今天太忙了,忘了去配钥匙了。
jīntiān tài máng le, wàng le qù pèi yàoshi le.
I was too busy today. I forgot to go have the spare key made.
B:  那用我的那把先开一下门吧。
nà yòng wǒ de nà bǎ xiān kāi yīxià mén ba.
Well open the door with the one I gave you then.
A:  糟了,你的钥匙也掉了。
zāo le, nǐ de yàoshi yě diào le.
Oh no, I lost your key too!

Key Vocabulary

糟糕zāogāo'oh no'
钥匙yàoshikey
diàoto lose
pèito duplicate (a key)
xiānfirst
jièto lend
拿着ná zhe'take it'
[measure word for keys]
需要xūyàoto need
作为zuòwéito serve as
备用bèiyòngspare
wàngto forget
糟了zāo le'oh no'

Supplementary Vocabulary

同屋tóngwūroommate
diūto lose
配眼镜pèi yǎnjìngto make a pair of glasses
把字句bǎ zì jùsentences which use the character "ba"
电子书diànzǐshūe-book
音乐播放器yīnyuè bōfàngqìmusic player
闹钟nàozhōngalarm clock
当做dàngzuòregard...as
开锁kāisuǒto unlock

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