Word: 了 (le) marks a change of state

现在是时候等着了。

Xiànzài shì shíhou děng zhe le.

It's time to wait now.

现在是行动的时候了。

Xiànzài shì xíngdòng de shíhou le.

Now is the time for action.

现在真是不一样了。

Xiànzài zhēnshi bù yíyàng le.

It's so different now.

现在该你了。

Xiànzài gāi nǐ le.

It's now your turn.

现在轮到你了。

Xiànzài lún dào nǐ le.

It's now your turn.

现在轮到我兄弟了。

Xiànzài lún dào wǒ xiōngdì le.

Now it's my brother's turn.

看来你已经决定好了。

Kànlai nǐ yǐjīng juédìng hǎole.

I see your mind's made up.

看来您终于回到俄罗斯了。

Kànlai nín zhōngyú huídào Éluósī le.

And so you've finally come back to Russia.

真高兴你又跟我们在一起了。

Zhēn gāoxìng nǐ yòu gēn wǒmen zài yìqǐ le.

It's a pleasure to have you with us again.

科学改变了我们的生活。

Kēxué gǎibiànle wǒmen de shēnghuó.

Science has changed our life.

秘书的职位已经有人了吗？

Mìshū de zhíwèi yǐjīng yǒurén le ma?

Has that secretarial position been filled?

突然我的电脑就坏了。

Tūrán wǒ de diànnǎo jiù huàile.

Suddenly my computer stopped working.

终于就剩下我们了。

Zhōngyú jiù shèngxià wǒmen le.

We're finally alone.

老师再次恢复健康了。

Lǎoshī zàicì huīfù jiànkāngle.

The teacher got quite well again.

至少你试过了。

Zhìshǎo nǐ shìguòle.

At least you've tried.

若是一切可以重来的话，我不会再那样对他了。

Ruò shì yíqiè kěyǐ chóng lái dehuà, wǒ búhuì zài nàyàng duì tā le.

If I could do everything again, I wouldn't treat him like that.

虽然时间好早，天气已经热了。

Suīrán shíjiān hǎo zǎo, tiānqì yǐjīng rè le.

Although it was still early, it was already hot outside.

要完成实验，三个月太短了。

Yào wánchéng shíyàn, sān gè yuè tài duǎnle.

Three months is too short a time to finish the experiment.

要是他们没有发现，就没问题了。

Yàoshi tāmen méiyǒu fāxiàn, jiù méi wèntí le.

If they hadn't noticed, there wouldn't have been any problems.

要是他有参加这场会议就好了。

Yàoshi tā yǒu cānjiā zhè chǎng huìyì jiù hǎole.

I wish he had attended the meeting.

要是你告诉过我就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ gàosuguò wǒ jiù hǎole.

I wish you had told me that.

要是你和我们一起来就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ hé wǒmen yì qǐlai jiù hǎole.

I wish you had come with us.

要是你能在那里就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ néng zài nàli jiù hǎole.

I wish you could have been there.

要是我们早十分钟到的话，我们就能赶上飞机了。

Yàoshi wǒmen zǎo shí fēnzhōng dào dehuà, wǒmen jiù néng gǎnshàng fēijī le.

If we'd arrived ten minutes earlier, we would've made it onto the plane.

要是我知道就好了。

Yàoshi wǒ zhīdào jiù hǎole.

I wish I knew.

要是有东西坏了呢？

Yàoshi yǒu dōngxi huàile ne?

What if something gets broken?

要是能去日本就好了。

Yàoshi néng qù Rìběn jiù hǎole.

I wish I could go to Japan.

要没时间了。

Yào méi shíjiān le.

Time is running out.

请不要再想这事了。

Qǐng búyào zài xiǎng zhè shì le.

Please think no more about it.

请你别再打我电话了。

Qǐng nǐ bié zài dǎ wǒ diànhuà le.

Please don't call me again.

请给我水就好了。

Qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ jiù hǎole.

Just water, please.

谢谢。你可以下去了。

Xièxie. Nǐ kěyǐ xiàqù le.

Thanks. You can go down now.

越来越黑了。

Yuèláiyuè hēile.

It's getting darker and darker.

轮到你回答问题了。

Lún dào nǐ huídá wèntí le.

It's your turn to answer the question.

轮到你说点什么了。

Lún dào nǐ shuō diǎn shénme le.

It's your turn to say something now.

轮到我了吗？

Lún dào wǒ le ma?

Is it my turn?

还有五分钟就到十点了。

Háiyǒu wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào shí diǎn le.

It's five minutes to ten.

还有几个小时才到得了？

Háiyǒu jǐ ge xiǎoshí cái dào de le?

How many hours left till arrival?

还有10分钟就两点了。

Háiyǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù liǎng diǎn le.

It's ten minutes to two.

这不像以前那样了。

Zhè bú xiàng yǐqián nàyàng le.

It isn't like that anymore.

这个太大了。

Zhège tài dàle.

This is too big.

这个太长了。

Zhège tài chángle.

This is too long.

这个房子的地下室太恐怖了，我不敢下去。

Zhège fángzi de dìxiàshì tài kǒngbùle, wǒ bùgǎn xiàqù.

The basement in this house is too scary, I don't dare go down.

这个房间太小了。

Zhège fángjiān tài xiǎole.

This room is too small.

这个房间太棒了，难道不是么？

Zhège fángjiān tài bàng le, nándào bú shì me?

This room's pretty awesome, eh?

这个盒子太大了。

Zhège hézi tài dàle.

This box is too big.

这个问题太难了，我说不出来答案。

Zhège wèntí tài nánle, wǒ shuō bù chūlái dá'àn.

The question is too hard - I can't answer it.

这么多饭 - 你吃得了吗？

Zhème duō fàn - nǐ chī de le ma?

There's so much food - can you eat it all?

这些都是很早的故事了。

Zhèxiē dōu shì hěn zǎo de gùshi le.

These are very early stories.

这件事你自己决定就是了。

Zhè jiàn shì nǐ zìjǐ juédìng jiùshì le.

You make a decision for yourself on this matter.

这只手机实在是太贵了。

Zhè zhǐ shǒujī shízài shì tài guìle.

This cell phone is really expensive.

这只狗可臭了！

Zhè zhǐ gǒu kě chòule!

This dog stinks!

这周的经历真是太棒了。

Zhè Zhōu de jīnglì zhēnshi tài bàng le.

This week has been an amazing experience.

这场谈话真是无法再进行下去了。

Zhè chǎng tánhuà zhēnshi wúfǎ zài jìnxíng xiàqù le.

There's really no way to continue this conversation any longer.

这场革命已经带来了很多改变。

Zhè chǎng gémìng yǐjīng dàiláile hěn duō gǎibiàn.

The revolution has brought about many changes.

这封信寄错地方了。

Zhè fēng xìn jì cuò dìfāng le.

This letter is wrongly addressed.

这就是他失败的原因了。

Zhè jiùshì tā shībài de yuányīn le.

That's the cause of his failure.

这就是全部了吗？

Zhè jiùshì quánbù le ma?

Is this all?

这惊到我了。

Zhè jīng dào wǒ le.

This startled me.

这房子给我们住太小了。

Zhè fángzi gěi wǒmen zhù tài xiǎole.

This is too small a house for us to live in.

这方便得多了。

Zhè fāngbiàn de duō le.

It's much more convenient.

这是你所能做的一切了。

Zhè shì nǐ suǒ néng zuò de yíqiè le.

It's all you can really do.

这是我唯一能想到的事了。

Zhè shì wǒ wéiyì néng xiǎngdào de shì le.

It's the only thing I can think of.

这是我见过的最高的男人了。

Zhè shì wǒ jiànguò de zuìgāo de nánrén le.

This is the tallest man I've ever seen.

这本书他们读起来够简单了。

Zhè běn shū tāmen dú qǐlai gòu jiǎndānle.

This book is easy enough for them to read.

这本书对你来说读起来太难了。

Zhè běn shū duì nǐ lái shuō dú qǐlai tài nánle.

This book is too difficult for you to read.

这本书对我太难了。

Zhè běn shū duì wǒ tài nánle.

This book is too difficult for me.

这本书对我而言太贵了。

Zhè běn shū duì wǒ éryán tài guìle.

This book is too expensive for me.

这本书就行了。

Zhè běn shū jiù xíng le.

This book will do.

这条河里已经没有鱼了。

Zhè tiáo hé lǐ yǐjīng méiyǒu yú le.

Fish have stopped living in this river.

这样就够好了。

Zhèyàng jiù gòu hǎole.

This is good enough.

这汤里盐放多了。

Zhè tāng lǐ yán fàng duō le.

There's too much salt in this soup.

这真是我们该走的时候了。

Zhè zhēnshi wǒmen gāi zǒu de shíhou le.

It is really time for us to go.

这种方法早已过时了。

Zhèzhǒng fāngfǎ zǎoyǐ guò shí le.

Such a method is out of date.

这肉已经坏了。

Zhè ròu yǐjīng huàile.

The meat has gone bad.

这部电影太长了。

Zhè bú diànyǐng tài chángle.

This film is too long.

这间房间没有空间再放一张床了。

Zhè jiān fángjiān méiyǒu kōngjiān zài fàng yì zhāng chuáng le.

There's no space in the room for another bed.

这首歌让我想家了。

Zhè shǒu gē ràng wǒ xiǎng jiā le.

The song reminds me of my home.

选举一致通过了。

Xuǎnjǔ yízhì tōngguò le.

The vote is unanimous.

那个地方我去过数十次了。

Nàge dìfāng wǒ qùguò shù shí cì le.

I went there dozens of times.

那么，你决定好了吗？

Nàme, nǐ juédìng hǎole ma?

Well, have you decided?

那些房子有500年了。

Nèixiē fángzi yǒu wǔbǎi nián le.

Those houses are 500 years old.

那些树长得太高了。

Nèixiē shù zhǎng de tài gāole.

Those trees have grown too tall.

那位士兵变成老师了。

Nà wèi shìbīng biànchéng lǎoshī le.

The soldier became a teacher.

那其实不重要了。

Nà qíshí bú zhòngyàole.

It doesn't really matter.

那可能太晚了。

Nà kěnéng tài wǎn le.

That could be too late.

那天我很想放弃，可是我还是坚持下去了。

Nàtiān wǒ hěn xiǎng fàngqì, kěshì wǒ háishi jiānchíxiàqù le.

That day I really wanted to give up, but I still persevered.

那太多了吗？

Nà tài duō le ma?

Was that too much?

那太简单了。

Nà tài jiǎndānle.

That's too easy.

那孩子要六岁了。

Nà háizi yào liù suì le.

The child will be six.

那就是问题所在了。

Nà jiùshì wèntí suǒzài le.

Therein lies the problem.

那已经是很久以前的事了。

Nà yǐjīng shì hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì le.

That's already a long time ago.

那幅画有多少年了？

Nà fú huà yǒu duōshǎo nián le?

How old is that painting?

那房子比他那座好得多了。

Nà fángzi bǐ tā nà zuò hǎo de duō le.

That house is much better than his house.

那改变了一切。

Nà gǎibiànle yíqiè.

That changed everything.

那是一个月前了。

Nà shì yí gè yuè qián le.

That was a month ago.

那本书你还给图书馆了吗？

Nà běn shū nǐ huán gěi túshūguǎn le ma?

Have you returned that book to the library?

那种表达方式已经过时了。

Nàzhǒng biǎodá fāngshì yǐjīng guò shí le.

That expression is archaic.

那笔钱改变了他的生活。

Nà bǐ qián gǎibiànle tā de shēnghuó.

That money changed his life.

那辆车撞到墙了。

Nà liàng chē zhuàng dào qiáng le.

The car hit a wall.