你不要偷吃啦
“Don't sneak a bite.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不要偷吃啦
“Don't sneak a bite.”
那是要给人家吃的
“That's for other people to eat.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Food prepared for guests or specific family members is expected to remain untouched until served; sneakily eating it beforehand is a familiar domestic vice playfully called out by family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sneak bites / to eat on the sly
A very common colloquial term used literally for sneaking food before a meal or metaphorically for cheating/infidelity.
Softens the prohibition into an affectionate, domestic reprimand rather than an aggressive command.