你哥 希希姐 我一会儿还约了人
“Your brother... Miss Feng, I have an appointment in a while.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你哥 希希姐 我 一会儿 还 约了人
“Your brother... Miss Feng, I have an appointment in a while.”
“It won't take long extracting a tooth nerve, will it?”
“I need to get going soon, so please wrap things up quickly.”
In social interactions, stating an upcoming obligation is the standard polite tactic to exit without offending the host or companions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a little while; soon
Extremely frequent time adverbial used to indicate imminent future actions.
have an appointment / plans with someone
A standard, polite way to signal limited availability without revealing too many personal details.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ming is not up yet?”
“Your brother? Don't worry.”
“My dear buddy, it has everything to do with you!”
“Your brother did a beautiful job.”
“Now that your brother and I are here, why do you return to Singapore yourself?”
“I'll stop helping your brother get a job.”