明天还要上班呢
“You need to work tomorrow.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你快去休息吧啊
“Go get some rest.”
明天 还要上班 呢
“You need to work tomorrow.”
“You earn hundreds a day. It would be a crime to disturb you.”
“I need to get to bed now because I have a long work day ahead.”
Using work obligations is an unquestioned, polite, face-saving way to decline further socializing or initiate parting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have to go to work
A very common excuse or reason used in spoken Chinese to politely excuse oneself early.
Softens the reminder while highlighting the reality of the upcoming commitment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have work tomorrow. I...”
“You have to work tomorrow morning, right?”
“I have… work. I still need my job.”