炸的今天都卖完了
“Fried food is all sold out today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那炸薯条呢
“What about french fries?”
炸的 今天 都 卖完了
“Fried food is all sold out today.”
“Come early tomorrow if you want some. We have them in the morning.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Street stall and casual eatery transactions in China feature concise, functional language without extensive decorative politeness formulas.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sold out
A standard resultative complement construction essential for shopping and ordering food.
fried items / fried food
A nominalization using '的' to refer categorically to whatever items belong to the fried category.
Indicates a completed change of state, signaling that the stock has run out.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sold out so early?”
“So I'm in no rush to close up today.”
“No. We're not selling it.”
“Tonight's good sales are because of your promotion.”
“But you can't get a good price at this time.”
“It was sold out long ago.”