听我讲 当自己的地方一样 随便坐
“Listen, make yourselves at home. Just grab a seat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
广东人就是讲究啊
“Cantonese folks know their stuff.”
听我讲 当自己的地方一样 随便坐
“Listen, make yourselves at home. Just grab a seat.”
对对对 随便 随便 恭喜 恭喜 恭喜
“Right. Make yourselves at home. Congratulations!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese hospitality requires the host to repeatedly urge guests not to be overly polite or restrained (bu yao keqi) so that everyone feels genuinely at ease.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make yourself at home (treat it like your own place)
A very standard and warm host phrase used to put visiting guests at ease.
take any seat / sit wherever you like
Essential conversational phrase when welcoming visitors to a home or casual venue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Fengyang Police Station, Jiangbin Municipal PSB) (Just do as I say.)”
“to hear me out? Please?”
“Listen to me.”
“I'm telling you— I can still hear it.”
“Can't you just listen to me?”
“Listen to me. Just leave it as it is.”