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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. After studying diligently for weeks, you are ready to go out and enjoy a real Chinese meal with some class friends from your university classes in China. After calling five or so friends, you head out to the Chinese restaurant with a big appetite thanks to skipping lunch to attend an extra seminar at the university. Once arriving at the restaurant, you spot two of your friends right away, so you tell the hostess how many people you will have and ask her in Chinese, “How long will we wait?” She quickly replies in Chinese, “Just a moment or two.” You are relieved because you are starving. The rest of your friends show up within minutes. You stand patiently with your friends, making light Chinese conversation for what seems forever. You have seen many people seated and can’t help wonder when it will be your turn. Returning to the Chinese hostess, you ask once again in Chinese, “How much longer will we wait?” Once again, she replies in Chinese, “Just another moment.” You hope she’s right this time because you are about to crash and burn from not eating earlier in the day. How much longer can this torture last?!?!

Learning ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Beginner lesson, we will teach you how to ask about a length of time and about the length of objects in Chinese. We will also give you insight into Chinese tradition regarding eating out and bill paying when out on the town with friends. When you are finished, come back to ChineseClass101.com for most fantastic lessons. Leave us a message while you’re there!

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One Response to “Beginner Lesson S2 #12 - Patiently Waiting in China”

ChineseClass101.com says:

What is the longest you have had to wait in line?

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