A1 · reviewed · real-chinese
我要迟到了。
。 I am going to be late.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我要迟到了。 02 What does 我要迟到了。 mean?迟到 means be late; 要...了 means about to.
PracticeI am going to be late. 03 Fill the pinyin for 迟到了。迟 is second tone, 到 is fourth tone, 了 is light.
Practicechí dào le 04 Which line warns before you arrive late?Use 我要迟到了 before the lateness has fully happened.
Practice我要迟到了。Scene
When to use it
Warning someone before a meeting, dinner, class, or appointment that you will be late.
Risk
safe
If you are already late, 我迟到了 is more direct.
Literal
I am about to arrive late.
要...了 can mark something that is about to happen. This line is practical and socially useful.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我要迟到了。 mean?
Answer: I am going to be late.
迟到 means be late; 要...了 means about to.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 迟到了。
Answer: chí dào le
迟 is second tone, 到 is fourth tone, 了 is light.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line warns before you arrive late?
Answer: 我要迟到了。
Use 我要迟到了 before the lateness has fully happened.
Practice this prompt