我跟你说件事
“So, I need to tell you something.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
留下来吗
“as a personal favour to my mentor?”
我跟你说 件事
“So, I need to tell you something.”
你说
“Go ahead.”
“Brace yourself, I need to tell you something important.”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, using an introductory buffer phrase softens the suddenness of delivering major decisions or awkward topics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I need to tell you something; let me tell you something
A ubiquitous conversational pre-announcement used to grab attention before delivering news or asking a key question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I need to talk to you.”
“I need to tell you something.”
“Come here. I need to tell you something.”
“there's something else I need to tell you. What is it?”
“Jiajia, we have something to say.”
“Let me tell you.”
“You know,”
“Let me tell you.”
“I need to tell you something. What is it?”
“I need to tell you something. - In a minute. - Hold on.”
“there's something I need to confirm with you.”