我刚问她们 她们都不回来吃饭
“I sent them a message just now. None of them is coming back for dinner.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就你一人啊
“Just you alone?”
我刚问她们 她们 都不回来吃饭
“I sent them a message just now. None of them is coming back for dinner.”
那我能进去吗
“Can I come in?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Checking whether family or roommates will 'return home to eat' (hui lai chi fan) is an essential daily courtesy in Chinese communal living, determining meal preparation and hospitality boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I just asked
A natural way to cite fresh information you obtained moments ago.
come back to eat / come home for a meal
A central daily life expression in Chinese households referring to returning home for dinner.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Besides, I didn't go back this time, and they didn't come to catch me.”
“You must have explained it to her. They didn't come,”
“We don't come back often. There's no need to argue with them.”
“I wonder if they're back yet.”
“but neither of them came back.”