How to Say ‘My friend is waiting for me.’ in Simplified Chinese
我朋友在等我。
wǒ péng yǒu zài děng wǒ
[wo péngyou zài dung waw]
🇨🇳 In China: This is the standard polite exit line at a bar. It works whether you genuinely need to go or just want to wrap up.
Phrase Breakdown
我朋友
wǒ péng yǒu
my friend
In casual speech, 的 is often dropped: 我朋友 = 'my friend'. 友 is light: 'wǒ péngyou'.
我朋友是老师。
My friend is a teacher.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
朋友
péng yǒu
[péngyou]
friend
A person you know and like.
他是我的好朋友。
He is my good friend.
在等我。
zài děng wǒ
is waiting for me
在 + verb shows an action in progress. Say 'zài děng wǒ'.
妈妈在等我。
Mom is waiting for me.
Words in this phrase
在
zài
[zài]
(in the middle of) -ing
Before a verb, marks an ongoing action.
他在吃饭。
He is eating.
等
děng
[dung]
to wait; to wait for
Means to wait for a person, time, event, or thing.
我们先等比赛开始。
Let's first wait for the match to start.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.
这个发展机会很适合我。
This development opportunity suits me very well.
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