这是我家里人包的 我不太会
“My family made them. I'm not very good at it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这饺子包得真漂亮
“These dumplings are beautifully wrapped.”
这 是我 家里人包的 我 不太会
“My family made them. I'm not very good at it.”
我倒是会
“I actually know how.”
“Don't praise me, I didn't make them—I'm actually not good at this.”
When receiving compliments, Chinese speakers often deflect praise by downplaying their own skills or redirecting credit to others to avoid appearing boastful.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
family members
A natural, warm spoken way to refer to one's family or relatives.
not very good at / don't really know how to
A polite, soft way to express a lack of skill or ability without sounding blunt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I talked it over with my family.”
“Say hello to your family for me when you get home.”
“and I wasn't part of this family...”
“our home”
“and show it to your family, okay? One for each. Here. Here.”
“Your family is my family.”