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:

- r u still available?

/ n" A( D) f2 Sgot:
2 ~. R' |) Q8 G" C* @$ ]
: _' J+ k; e3 ?. i1 c- no, i'm married.

' G0 ^+ n  S2 d, y$ Z3 ALOL, I know he is teasing me, but can I use this sentence to check someone's status?

: l4 U; v, N" v1 E) d& Utks.

km8831

Haha~~
  b% z  z+ u6 V' SYes, i am single availble~

东北大哥

最好别用，以免引起别人误会。
1 M5 V; l8 v! k$ `8 C/ Kthere are many kinds of expression you can use like:
, z% v5 C. \% ^0 t* V1 X7 F+ IAre 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  
: A+ U; S1 b& i5 C. X5 T1 ~8 v/ əˈveɪləbl; əˋveləbl/ adj
/ q  V. @% h6 {3 C. E. x8 E- r (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.
( m: D5 E, ^, j$ ]7 `BTW, I'm not a MBA.

yj151

小叶子

原帖由 Touareg 于 2009-3-30 18:37 发表
* D7 u  l+ E4 ?) i! `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.