我有朋友来了回头再说
“I have a friend here. We'll talk later.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那 我朋友的事
“Regarding my friend's situation...”
我有 朋友 来了 回头再说
“I have a friend here. We'll talk later.”
霍大爷
“Mr. Huo.”
“Stop talking about your favor right now, I need to greet my guest.”
Using vague future time markers like '回头' allows speakers to exit uncomfortable or inconvenient conversations without delivering a flat, face-damaging refusal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let's talk about it later / we'll discuss it some other time
A very frequent spoken brush-off or postponement phrase; depending on tone, it can be a genuine delay or a polite brush-off.