那 那你们聊 我先去忙活忙活
“You guys talk. I'm going to the kitchen first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我跟孩子们说两句话 那好 那好
“I want to have a word with the children. OK. OK.”
那 那你们聊 我 先去忙 活忙活
“You guys talk. I'm going to the kitchen first.”
真好 一会儿就去
“Good. I'll join you later.”
“I'll leave you all alone to talk freely while I pretend to be busy.”
In Chinese interpersonal etiquette, hosts or parents often cite domestic chores as a warm, graceful excuse to leave younger people or guests alone without making the departure feel awkward.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to busy oneself with chores; to get to work
A reduplicated colloquial verb common in northern spoken Chinese, sounding warm, domestic, and non-serious.
to go ahead and do something first
A very standard polite conversational device used when stepping away from a group.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, you talk first. I'll go cut some fruit for you.”
“You guys chat. We will head out first. Right, right, right.”
“Alright, you carry on, then. We will talk later. Okay.”