来 快来 吃饭了 快来
“Come on. Time to eat. Come on.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不过我让人买了好吃的包子 大家趁热赶紧吃了
“but I had someone buy delicious Baozi. Eat them while they're hot.”
来 快来 吃饭了 快来
“Come on. Time to eat. Come on.”
“Little one, did you finish your homework? You first.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Calling family or colleagues warmly to eat while the food is still hot reflects hospitality and close communal bonds in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Dinner's ready / Time to eat
A very standard and colloquial household call used to gather people to the dining table.
Hurry over / Come quickly
Used to urge someone to arrive promptly without sounding overly strict.
Signifies a change of state, indicating that the meal is now ready to be eaten.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's eat. Come on, let's eat.”
“Come. Lin Wan, eat first. Come eat.”
“Just got off work? Come on, hurry up. Hungry?”
“I'll look after that. Come on, Can. Let's eat. Let's eat.”
“Come on, quick. Come on, come on.”
“Come here. Quick. Come on.”
“Enough, come and have breakfast. Your audition is at 10 o'clock, isn't it?”
“It's quite clear. Come on. Quick.”
“Come here, Jianshe. Let's have meat together.”
“Have some fish. Here. Fish and meat. I'll pick the bones out.”