gāngcái

刚才gāngcáigāngcái

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Usages of gāngcái

刚才Gāngcái　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　她tā。Gāngcái wǒ zài wàimiàn děng tā.

Just now I was outside waiting for her.

刚才Gāngcái　老师lǎoshī　给gěi　我wǒ　发fā　了le　邮件yóujiàn，　你nǐ　看kàn　了le　吗ma？Gāngcái lǎoshī gěi wǒ fā le yóujiàn, nǐ kàn le ma?

Just now the teacher sent me an email; did you see it?

我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　忘记wàngjì　带dài　书shū　了le，　他tā　帮bāng　我wǒ　开kāi　门mén。Wǒ gāngcái wàngjì dài shū le, tā bāng wǒ kāi mén.

I just forgot to bring the book; he helped me open the door.

我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　给gěi　她tā　回huí　了le　一yì　封fēng　邮件yóujiàn。wǒ gāngcái gěi tā huí le yì fēng yóujiàn.

I just replied to her email.

她Tā　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　不bù　容易róngyì　听清楚tīngqīngchu，　比如bǐrú　刚才gāngcái　我wǒ　就jiù　没méi　听懂tīngdǒng。Tā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.

Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.

我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　在zài　公园gōngyuán　看到kàndào　两liǎng　只zhī　狗gǒu。wǒ gāngcái zài gōngyuán kàndào liǎng zhī gǒu.

I just saw two dogs in the park.

我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　删除shānchú　了le　一个yíge　文件wénjiàn，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　保存bǎocún　过guo　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　问题wèntí。Wǒ gāngcái shānchú le yíge wénjiàn, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng bǎocún guo le, suǒyǐ méi wèntí.

I just deleted a file, but I had already saved it, so it’s fine.

很hěn　抱歉bàoqiàn，　我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　说shuō　得de　太tài　快kuài　了le，　你nǐ　没méi　听清楚tīngqīngchu　吧ba？hěn bàoqiàn, wǒ gāngcái shuō de tài kuài le, nǐ méi tīngqīngchu ba?

I’m very sorry, I spoke too fast just now; you didn’t hear it clearly, right?

我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　把bǎ　你nǐ　的de　名字míngzi　写错xiěcuò　了le，　很hěn　抱歉bàoqiàn。wǒ gāngcái bǎ nǐ de míngzi xiěcuò le, hěn bàoqiàn.

I wrote your name wrong just now; I’m very sorry.

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