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About this lesson
In this lesson, you'll learn: - How to describe a date you went on in detail - How to talk about pick-ups and come-ons - How to use common American quotatives to recall dialog when telling a story - How to talk about getting stood up - How to differentiate between different types of romantic relationships
A date
This is my date, Brian. y l Brian ngi ti ang tm hiu. This is my boyfriend. y l bn trai ca ti. This is my boyfriend, Brian. We're going on a date tonight! y l bn trai ca ti, Brian. Chng ti hn i chi vi nhau ti nay!
I got set up
Sometimes people try to set each other up, meaning that a third-party matchmaker, such as a mutual friend, introduces two people to each other so that they can go on a date. Two people who have "been set up" might go on a "blind date," which means that the date is the first time the people have ever met. People often joke that blind dates are disastrous.
I set them up. Ti sp tcho h p nhau. She set me up on a blind date with this weirdo! C y sp t cho ti mt cuc hn h theo kiu hai ngi khng bit mt nhau t trc vi anh chng k cc ny! I got set up with my friend's coworker, but it ended up being a disaster. Ti c sp t hn h vi ng nghip ca bn ti, nhng kt cc l mt tai ha.
Have we met before? Chng ta tng gp nhau cha nh? Do you come here often? C c thng n y khng? Most Americans are also familiar with several "lame" pick-up lines. They're so lame that they're not really used in real life, but they're fun to laugh about.
What's your sign? C sinh ra di ngi sao no? Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Khi rt t trn thin ng xung trn gian c c au khng? You must be tired because you've been running through my head all night. Hn l c mi nh v c chy trong tm tr ti sut m qua.
He flaked on me
He totally blew me off. Can you believe what a flake he is? Anh y cho ti leo cy. Bn c tin ni anh y l ngi khng bit gi li nh th khng? We were supposed to go out but she ended up flaking on me. Chng ti c hn i chi nhng kt cc c y cho ti leo cy. He stood me up. I knew he would flake on me! Anh y cho ti leo cy. Ti bit th no anh y cng x hn vi ti.
To be like
He was totally hitting on me, so I was like, "Sorry, I'm meeting someone." Anh y tn tnh ti, nn ti ni, "Sorry, I'm meeting someone." So then he was all, "I don't see him, so maybe he blew you off." Ri anh y bo, "I don't see him, so maybe he blew you off." Then I went, "Maybe so, but I don't think he's that flaky." Ti mi ni tip rng, "Maybe so, but I don't think he's that flaky."
Can't you take a hint? Anh khng hiu ng ca ti sao? He couldn't seem to take a hint, so I was like, "I'm really not interested." Anh y dng nh khng hiu ng ca ti, nn ti ni, "I'm really not interested." Maybe if she weren't so dense she would have taken your hint! C l nu c y khng qu chm hiu, c y hiu ng ca anh ri.