等着吃就行了 这点活我自己能干
“Just wait to eat. I can handle this bit of work myself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We all came to help. Why did you all come in here?”
等着吃就行了 这点活 我自己能干
“Just wait to eat. I can handle this bit of work myself.”
我们家景东 正身 天天 天不亮就钻到墨坊里去了
“Our Jingdong and Zhengshen run off to the ink workshop before dawn every day,”
“Don't bother helping me; just sit back, relax, and let me take care of dinner.”
Hosts or diligent family figures frequently minimize their own workload ('这点活') to display care and avoid troubling others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just wait to eat
A warm, colloquial way to tell family members or guests not to bother cooking or preparing.
and that will do / that's all that is needed
Used to simplify a situation and set boundaries on what someone else needs to do.
Functions in '就行了' to indicate adequacy and sufficient conditions, closing off further negotiation.
