Meaning of long time no see | Babel Free
Definitions
I (or we) have not seen you for a long time.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
lange nicht gesehen
Ελληνικά
χρόνια και ζαμάνια
Suomi
pitkästä aikaa
Bahasa Indonesia
lama tidak berjumpa
Nederlands
lang niet gezien
Polski
kopę lat
Português
há quanto tempo
Examples
“Dave! Long time no see! How’s Boston been treating you?”
“This lady had only assumed the reins of government a short time, when one morning Appoo made his appearance.—"Ma-am—long time no see wife—want go to Colombo see wife.[...]"”
“"Maybe. I think I go see my mamma today. Long time no see," answered Mamie, who from constant association had, like the other girls of the neighborhood, fallen into the habit of talking pigeon English to the Chinamen.”
“When we were close enough, I could see that he had a smile on his face, and I knew that he had recognized me. When we rode up to him he said: "Good morning. Long time no see you," and at the same time presented the gun with the breech foremost.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.