妈 我走了 你去哪儿啊 我有事 出去两天
“Mom, I'm leaving. Where are you going? I have things to do. I'll be away for a couple of days.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Eat with us. I'm not eating. Dongzhiba. Dongzhiba. I'm leaving.”
妈 我走了 你去哪 儿啊 我 有事 出去两天
“Mom, I'm leaving. Where are you going? I have things to do. I'll be away for a couple of days.”
“Do you have money with you? You need to carry some cash. I...”
“I need to go right now, so please do not interrogate me about where or why.”
Chinese parents typically expect detailed explanations whenever children travel, leading younger people to answer vaguely to avoid micro-management.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I have things to do / I have business to attend to
A very common conversational brush-off used to give a vague reason for leaving or declining an offer.
going away for a couple of days
Standard conversational way to state a brief absence from home.
Softens the embedded question, making it sound natural and conversational.
