我想跟你商量个事
“I want to discuss something with you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哥
“Brother.”
我想 跟你商量 个事
“I want to discuss something with you.”
等晓晨病好了
“When Xiaochen recovers,”
“Brace yourself; I have a serious matter that we need to talk through.”
In Chinese culture, opening with '商量个事' creates conversational buffer and shows respect for the other party's input, especially when addressing an elder brother.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
discuss something / talk something over
An essential spoken formula for prefacing an important request or proposal without being overly blunt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'd like to discuss something with you.”
“I came today to discuss something with you.”
“There's something else I need to discuss with you.”
“she said she has something to discuss with you.”
“I've got an idea that I'd like to discuss with you.”
“that I'd like to discuss with you.”
“I want to discuss something with you.”
“(I want to talk to you.)”