打扰您用餐了
“Pardon the interruption during your meal.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我立大功啦
“I've made a huge contribution!”
打扰您用餐了
“Pardon the interruption during your meal.”
你说
“Go ahead.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Apologizing before interrupting an elder or superior during basic needs like meals is a fundamental norm of Chinese interpersonal etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me for bothering you
A respectful, formal formula used before interrupting someone of higher status.
to dine / have a meal
A formal, polite alternative to the common spoken word '吃饭'.
Indicates a newly realized state, acknowledging that the interruption has already begun.