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我在路上。

I’m on my way.
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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.

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Scene

When to use it

Replying to a friend after you have already left and are traveling to the meeting place.

Risk

safe

Do not use it if you are still at home getting ready. Use it only after you have actually left.

Literal

I am on the road.

This is a short, natural status update. It is more useful than explaining every movement in English-style detail.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 I’m on my way. I’ll arrive in ten minutes.
02 Don’t worry. I’m on my way.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Where are you now?
B I’m on my way. Almost there.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 I’m on my way. Use it while traveling.
02 I’m here. Use it after arriving.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · You hear: 我在路上。 Which English meaning fits?

Answer: I’m on my way.

The speaker has already left and is traveling.

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02 · Fill the pinyin: 我在路上。

Answer: wǒ zài lù shang.

路上 is often pronounced with a light shang in this phrase.

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03 · Can you send 我在路上 before leaving home?

Answer: No.

Use it after you have left. Before leaving, say 我马上出门。

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