我跟阿姨已经打过招呼了
“I've already greeted Mrs. Xiao.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还没正式介绍你们
“I haven't formally introduced you yet.”
我跟阿姨 已经 打过招呼了
“I've already greeted Mrs. Xiao.”
正式介绍一下
“Let me make a proper introduction.”
“Don't worry, we already broke the ice and I was polite to her.”
Calling an elder woman 'Ayi' (Auntie) is standard polite social convention in China even if there is no blood relation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to greet; to say hello
A core collocation for acknowledging someone upon meeting or interacting informally.
already ...
Common framing structure denoting that an action or milestone has already taken place.
Marks the completion of the greeting action and current state of familiarity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've already introduced myself to Ms. Xiao.”
“I'll reach out to my friends in the province.”
“I have already spoken with Xie Yuan.”
“I've already told a few friends of mine”