等回老家 我让她给你们俩算算 行
“I'll have her read for you both. That's good.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我二姨会这个
“My aunt reads fortunes.”
等 回老家 我 让她 给你 们俩 算算 行
“I'll have her read for you both. That's good.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Seeking fortune-telling or marriage compatibility from skilled relatives or elders when returning to one's hometown is a widespread folk custom in Chinese family life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when (we) return to the hometown
Commonly used to set a future time condition when visiting one's ancestral or family roots.
calculate / tell fortunes
The reduplication of 算 softens the action of fortune-telling or astrological matching (Bazi).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Which hometown do you want me to return to?”
“Could you come back to my hometown with me?”
“to your hometown after we had a meal last week.”
“I want to visit my hometown.”
“Just act like we bumped into each other”
“I'm going back to my hometown for the New Year.”