陈爸陈妈 又来打扰你们了
“Uncle, Auntie, sorry to bother you again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 我们回来了 - 来了
“- We're back. - Come in.”
陈爸陈妈 又来 打扰你 们了
“Uncle, Auntie, sorry to bother you again.”
快进来 来…
“Come in, come in.”
“Thank you so much for having me over again, please forgive the imposition!”
Expressing that one is causing trouble (da rao) upon entering a home is essential social etiquette in Chinese culture to avoid appearing presumptive or entitled.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sorry to trouble you; sorry for bothering you
A staple politeness phrase when visiting someone's home or imposing slightly on someone's time.
Marks the completion of the action and softens the statement into a polite conversational formula.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Auntie Chen, don't worry. We definitely won't screw it up.”
“our family and the Chen family will become distant again.”
“You were close with Auntie Chen? What should I call you?”
“we never expected Lord Chen to drop by so suddenly.”
“you're in no position to speak your mind.”
“If I didn't make it serious, would she buy it?”