我敬您 生日快乐 身体健康
“Cheers. Happy birthday. To your health.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“talking things out. It's lively and fun. Mr. Lin, come on.”
我敬您 生日快乐 身体健康
“Cheers. Happy birthday. To your health.”
也谢谢您帮我把那二胡给修好了
“And thanks for fixing my erhu.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese dining culture, juniors initiate toasts to seniors using the polite pronoun '您' along with standard auspicious four-character blessings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I toast to you / I raise a drink in your honor
A respectful, standard banquet phrase used when initiating a drink to an elder or superior.
good health / wishing you health
An essential and ubiquitous Chinese blessing commonly extended to elders during birthdays or festivals.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“To you. A pleasant collaboration. To a pleasant collaboration.”
“I'll toast you with this.”
“Here's a toast to you. What's wrong, Lin Hua?”
“Thank you. -Happy birthday. -Happy birthday. Happy birthday.”
“Dad, I'd like to toast to you.”
“I wish you health, happiness, and joy.”