今天我有点事情得先走了
“I have to go. Something's come up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你还想继续吗
“Do you want to keep going?”
今天 我 有点事 情 得先走了
“I have to go. Something's come up.”
明天可以吗
“Can we pick this up tomorrow?”
“I want to stop here for today, so let's end this now.”
Offering a vague personal obligation ('having something to do') saves face for both parties when declining or departing early.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have something to take care of
The universal, polite Chinese euphemism used to excuse oneself without giving personal details.
have to leave first
Standard conversational formula used when excusing yourself from a social or business gathering before others.
Marks an imminent change of action and softens the departure statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have something to do. I'll go first.”
“I suddenly have something to do. Gotta go now.”
“I've got a mission. I have to go.”
“I've got some work to handle. I have to go. Desheng, I'm off.”
“I have something to do. Leaving. - Bye-bye. - What?”
“I'll get going first.”
“I'm off then.”
“Here. That's all? Meiyan, I have to go, too.”
“I'm leaving now.”