What Took You So Long?：”nande son’na ni jikan ga kakatta no？” Japanese Phrase #300
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なんでそんなに時間がかかったの？(nande son’na ni jikan ga kakatta no)
What took you so long? / 为什么花了那么长的时间？ / 왜 그렇게 시간이 걸렸어? / Vì sao lại mất nhiều thời gian đến thế vậy?
When you want to describe “Why did you wait so long before doing something?”, you would be able to use “なんでそんなに時間がかかったの？(nande son’na ni jikan ga kakatta no)” which means “What took you so long?”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual. “なんでそんなに時間がかかったのですか？(nande son’na ni jikan ga kakatta no desu ka)” is used as polite and formal.
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Sample 1
tatsuya遅れてごめん！ (Sorry, I’m late!) (对不起，我迟到了！) (늦어서 미안!) (Xin lỗi vì tôi đã đến trễ!) (okurete gomen!)
yukaなんでそんなに時間がかかったの？ (What took you so long?) (为什么花了这么长的时间？) (왜 이렇게 오래걸린거야?) (Tại sao lại tốn nhiều thời gian đến thế?) (nande son’nani jikan ga kakatta no?)
tatsuya渋滞がひどかったんだ！ (The traffic was terrible!) (因为堵车堵得很严重。) (차가 많이 밀렸어!) (Do kẹt xe ghê quá á!) (jūtai ga hidokatta nda!)
Sample 2
yuka遅れてすいません！ (I’m sorry, I’m late!) (对不起，我迟到了！) (늦어서 미안합니다!) (Tôi xin lỗi vì đã đến trễ.) (okurete suimasen!)
tatsuyaなんでそんなに時間がかかったのですか？ (Why did it take you so long?) (为什么花了这么长的时间？) (왜 이렇게 늦었습니까?) (Tại sao lại tốn nhiều thời gian đến thế?) (nande son’nani jikan ga kakatta nodesu ka?)
yuka電車に乗り遅れてしまいました。 (I missed my train.) (因为我太晚搭上电车了。) (기차를 놓쳐 버렸습니다.) (Do tôi bị lỡ mất chuyến tàu điện.) (densha ni noriokurete shimai mashita.)
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