先吃饭 大家先吃饭
“Let's eat. Let's eat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
先收起来吧
“Put it away for now.”
先吃饭 大家 先吃饭
“Let's eat. Let's eat.”
“I'll look after that. Come on, Can. Let's eat. Let's eat.”
“Stop talking about this awkward matter; let's just focus on enjoying the meal together.”
Sharing food is the ultimate social lubricant in Chinese society; suggesting to 'eat first' serves as a classic face-saving strategy to halt arguments or awkwardness without explicit confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let's eat first / focus on eating first
A universal Chinese phrase used to deflect conflicts, postpone difficult discussions, and bring people together over food.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Come. Lin Wan, eat first. Come eat.”
“Not now. Eat first. Yes.”
“Let's eat first. You haven't eaten all day.”
“Come on. Have dinner. Have dinner first. Have dinner. Have dinner.”
“You two eat first.”