不是过段时间 孩子爷爷奶奶 还想过去看他吗
“In a while, won't the grandparents want to go visit him?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have many friends abroad. It's no trouble at all.”
不是 过段时间 孩子爷爷奶奶 还 想过 去看他 吗
“In a while, won't the grandparents want to go visit him?”
到时候 我陪着老人去签证 感谢 感谢啊
“When the time comes, I'll accompany them to get their visas. Thank you. Thank you.”
“Since I have connections abroad, let me take care of your parents' visa trip.”
Offering proactive help with family logistics, such as overseas visas, is a quintessential way to build and cement interpersonal goodwill (renqing) in Chinese social circles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a while / after some time
A very common time expression used in everyday conversation to refer loosely to the near future.
paternal grandparents
Refers specifically to the paternal grandfather and grandmother in Chinese kinship terminology.
Marks a rhetorical or confirmation-seeking question, prompting affirmation from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's go back and visit them in a while.”
“you've had no time to think about me?”
“If I go back too early, my dad will definitely start overthinking.”
“coming back for a visit”
“when are you coming back to see me?”
“It'll be a while longer.”