我就想买点这些小点心什么的
“Just some pastries.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Could you do me a favor? What do you want to buy?”
我 就想 买点这些小点心 什么的
“Just some pastries.”
行 你先走吧 反正我要等我爱人 我给他拿就行
“Alright. You can leave first. I'm waiting for my husband anyway. I'll get them for him.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often use restrictive words like 'just' and vague markers like 'and things like that' to minimize their requests, preventing the other party from feeling inconvenienced.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I just want to / All I want is to
Used to soften a request or emphasize that one's goal is modest and simple.
and things like that / or something
Appended to the end of a noun or list to indicate casual approximations, similar to 'etc.'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and some walnut cookies too. Sure. And the small cookies.”
“I'll go buy some desserts later. Do you want me to bring some back for you?”