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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1 (06:54) HSK 5
bù guò nín kě yǐ xiān zài páng biān zuò yī huì yī huì nà ge wèi zhì kōng le

不过您可以先在旁边坐一会 一会那个位置空了

“But you can sit nearby for now. Once it clears up,”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 06:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù hǎo yì sī jiě nín píng shí zuò de nà wèi zhì ba jīn tiān yǒu rén le

不好意思姐 您平时坐的那位置吧 今天有人了

“Sorry about that. Your usual table is taken today.”

bù guò nín kě yǐ xiān zài páng biān zuò yī huì yī huì nà ge wèi zhì kōng le CURRENT FOCUS

不过 您可以先在旁边 坐一会 一会 那个 位置空了

“But you can sit nearby for now. Once it clears up,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zài gěi nín nuó guò qù méi guān xì nà wǒ jiù xiān zuò zhe ba hǎo lei

我再给您挪过去 没关系 那我就先坐着吧 好嘞

“I'll move you over. That's fine. I'll just sit there for now. Okay.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: OFFERING COMPROMISE
Tone: ACCOMMODATING
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Regular Customer Hospitality (熟客照顾)

Chinese service staff often go out of their way to appease regulars ('熟客') by proactively arranging their favorite spots or offering attentive interim solutions.

INTENT TAGS: #compromising #accommodating #service_recovery #polite_offer
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
坐一会 SPOKEN CHUNK

sit for a moment / take a seat briefly

A polite phrase used by hosts or service workers to offer waiting guests a comfortable spot.

位置空了 SPOKEN CHUNK

the seat becomes vacant / a table frees up

Essential dining vocabulary used when waiting for a reserved or occupied table to become available.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, indicating the condition under which the table becomes empty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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