没吃饭吧 没呢 快坐下正好一起吃
“You haven't had lunch? No. Perfect timing. Join us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
剩下的都给你们 好好好
“The rest is for you. Great.”
没吃饭吧 没呢 快坐下 正好 一起吃
“You haven't had lunch? No. Perfect timing. Join us.”
“Where's Dad? He's working overtime.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Offering a meal immediately upon someone's arrival is central to Chinese domestic hospitality and expressing care.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Haven't eaten yet, right?
A common colloquial way to ask if someone needs food upon arriving home or visiting.
just right; happens to be a good time to
Used to describe convenient coincidences, such as arriving just as a meal is being served.
Softens the question and indicates an assumption that is seeking gentle confirmation.
Indicates an ongoing or current state, used here in short replies meaning 'not yet'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can snack while you talk. Perfect timing. Join us for a drink.”
“Is dinner ready? Let's eat together. Not yet. I just got home and haven't had time to cook.”