我们刚不是吃过饭吗 刚刚那哪叫吃饭啊
“Didn't we just eat? That didn't really count as eating.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在
“Now?”
我们 刚不是 吃过饭 吗 刚刚 那哪叫 吃饭 啊
“Didn't we just eat? That didn't really count as eating.”
你要不想吃你就看我吃
“If you don't want any, just watch me eat.”
“That snack barely counted as food, I'm still hungry and need a real meal.”
In Chinese culture, casual snacking or ceremonial banquet bites often do not count as a 'proper meal' (正餐), justifying eating again.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot be considered as; hardly qualifies as
A rhetorical device used in spoken Chinese to strongly negate that something fulfills its definition.
to prevent troubles before they happen; nip in the bud
A formal idiom used to describe proactive prevention of risks or problems.
Marks a rhetorical confirmation question expecting agreement.
Adds emotional emphasis and exasperation to the rhetorical counter-question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But we've only just started eating. You haven't finished yet.”
“Have you had breakfast? Yes. You? Me too.”
“Have you had lunch? I came here after lunch.”
“Do I look like I'm starving?”
“It's food. What's this?”
“I thought it was just a simple meal.”