啊 都等你呢 快点吧
“Everyone's waiting for you. Hurry up!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就在武康路的聆笼
“It's at Linglong on Wukang Road.”
啊 都等你呢 快点吧
“Everyone's waiting for you. Hurry up!”
你在外面吃饭吗
“Are you eating out?”
“Everyone's waiting on you, hurry up and get over here!”
In Chinese dining etiquette, guests traditionally wait for everyone to arrive before starting the meal. Saying 'dou deng ni ne' (everyone is waiting for you) reflects closeness among the group while serving as a common social prompt to urge latecomers to hurry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
everyone is waiting for you
A very common spoken expression during social gatherings to urge someone to arrive, applying gentle social pressure.
hurry up; make it quick
An imperative phrase paired with the modal particle 'ba' to urge someone in a mild, non-demanding tone.
Sentence-initial interjection used to draw attention, carrying a slight tone of urgency or responsiveness.
Used at the end of a sentence to indicate an ongoing action or state (actively waiting), adding a sense of immediacy.
Used at the end of an imperative sentence to soften the urging tone, making the prompt sound friendly rather than bossy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hurry up. We're waiting for you.”
“I'll head upstairs and wait for you. Sounds good. Hurry up.”
“We're waiting for you! Hurry, help me! Give it to me! Come on!”
“You should've said that earlier— we've been waiting for you.”