你要是不方便 我…我可以跟师父说
“If it doesn't work for you, I I can tell him”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“"Family should have a reunion dinner together."”
你 要是不方便 我…我可以 跟师父说
“If it doesn't work for you, I I can tell him”
- 你要去外地… - 我方便
“- you're going out of town. - It works for me!”
“Do not feel forced; I will take the blame with the master if you cannot make it.”
Offering someone an explicit 'inconvenience' clause gives them a face-saving way to back out of social invitations without offending a senior figure like a master (shifu).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if it is inconvenient
An essential polite formula in Chinese social interactions used to provide the other person an easy way out.
to speak to / explain to someone
A frequent pattern meaning to talk to or negotiate with a third party on someone's behalf.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sure. Call me "sir", and I'll go with you.”
“What if Master finds out”
“Unless you call me "master" with full sincerity.”
“I wouldn't dare joke about Master's words.”
“Why can my mentor only go by himself now?”
“Say that in front of my master.”