咱现在给老爷子打视频 我跟他唠
“Call him on video. Let me talk to him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们也不知道为什么他那么坚持
“We don't know why he is so persistent.”
咱现在给 老爷子 打视频 我跟他唠
“Call him on video. Let me talk to him.”
薛女士 我已经到七楼了
“Madam Xue. (Qingcheng District People's Court) I'm on the seventh floor.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese problem-solving, having an empathetic or persuasive third party chat informally ('唠') with an obstinate senior is a favored tactic to soften resistance and bypass rigid stalemates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a video call
Modern colloquial abbreviation for '打视频电话', very frequently used across China.
old man; elderly father; respected elder
An affectionate, respectful spoken Northern Chinese term for an elderly man or one's father.
to chat; to talk things over
A colloquial Northern/Northeastern dialect word for having an informal, heart-to-heart conversation.
