这顿饭啊 谁都别掏钱 我请
“None of you will pay for this meal. It's on me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Yes. It's been a long time, right? Didn't expect to run into you here.”
这顿饭啊 谁都别 掏钱 我请
“None of you will pay for this meal. It's on me.”
那 你是这儿老板啊 我还真是这儿老板
“Well... Is this your restaurant? Yes, as a matter of fact, it is.”
“Don't you dare pay; I run this place and I'm treating you.”
Fighting over the bill or adamantly insisting on paying reinforces generosity, hospitality, and social dominance or kinship in Chinese communal dining.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nobody should; don't anyone
A strong colloquial phrase used to forbid an action universally among the group present.
to pull out money; to foot the bill
Literally means pulling money from one's pocket; very common in casual dining contexts.
it's on me; my treat
The most natural and common way to announce you are covering the bill for others.
Marks a conversational pause after the topic to draw listeners' attention to the declaration.
