妈 我要饿死了
“Mom, I'm starving.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
用得着你管
“Not your concern.”
妈 我要 饿死了
“Mom, I'm starving.”
再忍会儿
“Hang in there.”
“Hurry up with the food, I can't wait any longer!”
Chinese children often drop formal politeness markers with parents and use dramatic exaggerations like '饿死了' to show familiarity and dependance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
starving to death / extremely hungry
A very common colloquial hyperbole using the pattern [adjective + 死了] to emphasize an extreme physical state.
Indicates an imminent change of state when paired with '要...了' (about to).