我说话得小点声 让她们听见了
“I must lower my voice. They can hear me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You're adults now. Just admit it. Hypocrite.”
我说 话得 小点声 让她 们 听见了
“I must lower my voice. They can hear me.”
破蚊帐
“Stupid mosquito net.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In shared communal Chinese living spaces, private conversations require extreme discretion because thin walls and bed curtains offer little soundproofing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Lower one's voice / Keep it down
An indispensable everyday spoken command or self-reminder to reduce volume in public or shared spaces.
Must / Need to
Pronounced 'děi' when used as an auxiliary verb expressing necessity or obligation.
Lest / In case [someone] overhears
Used to express the risk or adverse consequence of speaking too loudly.
Indicates a realized undesirable result if precaution is not taken.
