那我先走了
“I'm off then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我等着
“I'll be waiting.”
那 我先走了
“I'm off then.”
路上慢着点
“Take care on the way.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers customarily announce departures explicitly using '我先走' (I leave first) to soften the exit rather than abruptly walking away.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Well then, I'm heading out now / I'll get going first.
The standard, highly idiomatic conversational formula for initiating departure among acquaintances, friends, or family.
Indicates a change of state and frames the departure as happening right now.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm leaving now.”
“I'll get going first.”
“I'll get going. Chief Wang.”
“I'm leaving then, Xiaorou.”
“I will head off first. See you.”
“I'll head off first. Okay.”
“Here. I'll head off first.”
“Then, you go ahead. I will leave first.”
“Let's call it a day. I'm off.”
“I'm leaving. Bye-bye.”
“I'll get going then. Okay.”
“I'll be going now. Wait.”
“I have to go. Something's come up.”
“I'm leaving now. Take care of yourself.”
“I'm off. Meet at the top.”
“I'll take my leave. Thank you.”