我说这些你不要生气啊
“please don't be mad about what I just said.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
崔哥
“Mr. Cui,”
我说 这些 你不要 生气 啊
“please don't be mad about what I just said.”
我心里是非常感激你的
“I am actually very grateful to you,”
“I am about to be brutally honest with you, so please do not take it personally.”
In Chinese relational communication, speakers routinely cushion difficult statements with explicit requests for patience and forgiveness to preserve harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't be angry; don't take offense
Commonly placed before a sensitive critique to mitigate potential conflict.
what I am saying; my bringing this up
A prefatory chunk used to summarize one's forthcoming or just-completed remarks.
Softens the imperative tone into a gentle, earnest plea.