你干吗 我正做着饭呢 你又不会弄
“What are you doing? I'm cooking here. And you can't cook.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你去跟你二姨聊天 我来打下手
“chat with Aunt He Lan. I'll handle the kitchen work.”
你干吗 我 正做着饭 呢 你 又不会弄
“What are you doing? I'm cooking here. And you can't cook.”
再说那边不是李尖尖 陪着呢吗
“Besides, isn't Li Jianjian chatting with her?”
“Get out of the kitchen, you're only getting in my way and you don't even know how to cook.”
Chinese parental or caregiver figures frequently show love and protection through superficial grumbling and shooing others away from labor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what are you doing; cut it out
A blunt colloquial exclamation used to question or halt someone's unnecessary intervention.
don't even know how to do it anyway
Used to justify rejecting someone's meddling or assistance by pointing out their incompetence.
Emphasizes the ongoing nature of the cooking action, justifying why the speaker should not be disturbed.
