本来是想去吃个宵夜
“We were on our way to grab a late-night bite.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We were just out for a walk tonight. What a coincidence.”
本来是想 去吃个 宵夜
“We were on our way to grab a late-night bite.”
吃宵夜好
“That sounds good.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Grabbing street food late at night is a common social leisure activity that doubles as an innocent alibi for being out late.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally was / had planned to
Used to explain an original intention before plans changed or were interrupted.
have a midnight snack
A quintessential colloquial phrase describing late-night street food dining in Chinese social culture.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Time for a late-night snack.”
“Aren't we going for a late-night snack?”
“I originally came just for a free meal.”
“Late-night snacks!”
“Weren't we going for supper?”
“I'm going out for some late-night snacks. Should I bring you some?”