深圳的烟还真是贵 刚才颜先生啊 已经交代了
“Cigarettes here are really expensive. Mr. Yan told me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个二十五
“Twenty-five.”
深圳 的烟 还真是 贵 刚才颜先生啊 已经 交代了
“Cigarettes here are really expensive. Mr. Yan told me”
您要什么
“he's covering”
“Everything here is costly, but someone else is covering this bill anyway.”
Chinese speakers frequently use conversational filler about regional price differences or living expenses to maintain friendly rapport with shopkeepers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really is; indeed turns out to be
Used to confirm an expectation or express mild realization about a fact.
has already given instructions / arranged it
Commonly used to indicate that a superior or third party has already authorized or set up a transaction.
Softens the pause and holds the conversational floor while referencing the person.
Signals completed action indicating the instructions have already been delivered.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sure is. For the cigarettes and drinks.”
“Cigarettes and liquor are too tacky for Mr. Meng.”
“The best opium is waiting for you”
“Yes. He often comes to buy cigarettes. When did he buy cigarettes from you last time?”
“No wonder you can afford such fine benzoin resin incense.”
“Give me the cigarettes. I don't have any. I don't.”