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:
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4 }) h3 v% ?5 W; Q1 b/ M- r u still available?
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2 n4 ^9 N) p" g- no, i'm married.

LOL, I know he is teasing me, but can I use this sentence to check someone's status?

tks.

km8831

Haha~~
Yes, i am single availble~

东北大哥

最好别用，以免引起别人误会。
. P; X7 T1 r, a0 Dthere are many kinds of expression you can use like:
Are you still there?
Are 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  
% b+ f, }+ n" h( h3 J+ Y8 L- a0 H/ əˈveɪləbl; əˋveləbl/ adj
/ A* n. T' d6 ?& h" z- z (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.
(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?"

They won't have chance to tease you. I think

Touareg

If somebody says he or she (normally he) is a MBA, maybe he is teasing you by meaning Married But Available.
BTW, I'm not a MBA.

yj151

小叶子

原帖由 Touareg 于 2009-3-30 18:37 发表
9 t6 Q) \' n3 u4 v3 lIf somebody says he or she (normally he) is a MBA, maybe he is teasing you by meaning Married But Available.
. }# m3 d5 F9 L9 }& g5 `BTW, I'm not a MBA.