《Lady Liberty》 S1·E10 (09:35)
HSK 4
wǒ bù qù le wǒ yǒu yuē le
我不去了 我有约了
“No. I have plans.”
《Lady Liberty》
S1·E10
TIMECODE: 09:35
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nà nǐ wǎn shàng huí lái chī fàn ma
那你晚上回来吃饭吗
“Are you coming back for dinner tonight?”
wǒ bù qù le wǒ yǒu yuē le
CURRENT FOCUS
我不去了 我 有约了
“No. I have plans.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
huí lái le shū
回来了 叔
“I'm back.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
DECLINING INVITATION
Tone:
CASUAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Reporting Plans to Family
In Chinese households, it is customary to clearly state whether one will return home for dinner so that the cook knows how much food to prepare.
INTENT TAGS:
#refusal
#notification
#declining
#prior_commitment
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
我不去了
SPOKEN CHUNK
I won't go / I'm not going anymore
A very common everyday phrase used to decline an invitation or cancel an outing.
有约了
SPOKEN CHUNK
to have prior plans / to have an appointment
Standard idiomatic way to say you already have an arrangement with someone else.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates a finalized decision or a change of status regarding attending dinner.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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