How to Say ‘There was, but my friend just got called away by her boyfriend. Go ahead and sit.’ in Simplified Chinese
本来有，我朋友刚被她男朋友叫走了。你坐吧。
běn lái yǒu wǒ péng yǒu gāng bèi tā nán péng yǒu jiào zǒu le nǐ zuò ba
Phrase Breakdown
本来
běn lái
有
yǒu
我
wǒ
朋友
péng yǒu
刚
gāng
被
bèi
她
tā
男朋友
nán péng yǒu
叫走
jiào zǒu
了
le
你
nǐ
坐
zuò
吧
ba
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