r u still available

兰颜知己

ask for help on MSN, it's around lunch time, not sure if he is still there, so asked:

1 ?4 `* M  ?" B1 M# X, [- r u still available?

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- no, i'm married.

/ y7 q/ q5 ?5 O; mLOL, I know he is teasing me, but can I use this sentence to check someone's status?

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km8831

Haha~~
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东北大哥

最好别用，以免引起别人误会。
there are many kinds of expression you can use like:
! d" r& ~7 ?" n$ P4 W5 V2 v, [Are you still there?
& R% j" E2 @* U* b3 D' vAre you still on line?
......

trixie

of course. you can use this to check the marital status for online chit chat

小美猪

这话，看谁说了，还要看上下语境哈

billzhao

available  
/ əˈveɪləbl; əˋveləbl/ adj
(of things) that can be used or obtained （指物）可用的或可得到的: Tickets are available at the box office. 票房有票. * You will be informed when the book becomes available. 这本书有货时就通知你. * This was the only available room. 只剩下那个房间可用了.
0 D; O) c5 Z, u9 c (of people) free to be seen, talked to, etc （指人）可会见的, 可与之交谈的等: I'm available in the afternoon. 我下午有空. * The Prime Minister was not available for comment. 首相无暇作出评论.

雲吞

If you say, "Are you available at this moment?"
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Touareg

If somebody says he or she (normally he) is a MBA, maybe he is teasing you by meaning Married But Available.
# m1 ~% J7 {6 S/ {, x, j/ Y) RBTW, I'm not a MBA.

yj151

小叶子

原帖由 Touareg 于 2009-3-30 18:37 发表
6 O5 |( ^; k0 B- e# @If somebody says he or she (normally he) is a MBA, maybe he is teasing you by meaning Married But Available.
  h/ F3 `0 }- C4 b- i; b( GBTW, I'm not a MBA.

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