可能我俩明天就要走了
“we might have to leave tomorrow.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
爸 妈
“Dad, Mom,”
可能 我俩 明天就要 走了
“we might have to leave tomorrow.”
明天啊
“Tomorrow?”
“I know this is sudden, but our departure cannot be delayed any longer.”
When leaving elderly parents, adult children often soften announcements using probability words like 'keneng' to cushion the emotional disappointment of a short family reunion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the two of us
A highly natural spoken colloquialism, common in Northern Mandarin, replacing 'we two'.
be about to...
A fundamental grammatical pattern indicating an imminent change or action in the near future.
Marks the imminent change of state when paired with 'jiuyao'.