早就饿了
“We've been hungry for a while.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大家饿了吧
“Are you hungry?”
早就饿了
“We've been hungry for a while.”
饿了你不早说
“If you're hungry, why didn't you say so?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Asking if everyone is hungry and responding candidly is a common way in Chinese culture to transition groups into meal-sharing and informal bonding.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
long ago; for a long time already
Used before a verb or state to emphasize that something occurred or began much earlier than expected.
Works with 早就 to reinforce the completed change into a state of hunger that has persisted.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now you know you're hungry?”
“I'm hungry anyway. Let's eat first. But I want to see this one.”
“A bit hungry. What to eat?”
“I'm starving.”
“You must be hungry.”
“I'll make food. You must be hungry.”