等会儿 等一下我和你说
“Hang on! Let me tell you in a second!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个…
“Um…”
等会儿 等一下 我和 你说
“Hang on! Let me tell you in a second!”
“My eyes are going blurry. No idea which idiot came up with this just to mess with me.”
“Give me a second, I can't focus on you right now.”
Repeating variations of 'wait' like '等会儿 等一下' reflects candid familiarity, allowing speakers to delay close peers without formal apologies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a little while; wait a bit
A standard Northern spoken expression used to pause an interaction or ask someone to hold on.
just a moment
An essential phrase across all Chinese dialects to request a brief pause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What I'm about to say might be presumptuous,”
“I need to tell you something. - In a minute. - Hold on.”
“Wait a second, I'll be finished soon. It won't take long,”
“Later. Wait until I finish this.”