但是你不会做饭呀
“But you can't cook.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是 你 不会做饭 呀
“But you can't cook.”
我是服务员
“I'm a waiter.”
“How on earth did you get a restaurant job when you can't even cook?”
Chinese speakers often directly point out each other's limitations or deficiencies without polite hedging when conversing with close family or friends.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot cook / do not know how to cook
A very standard phrase describing one's inability or lack of skill in cooking.
but you...
Used at the beginning of a turn to raise a direct counter-argument or point of doubt.
Softens the blunt contradiction while highlighting genuine bewilderment or gentle reminder.