人家马上到了 一会儿再说啊 坐
“They're about to arrive. Tell me later. Have a seat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I need to tell you something. - In a minute. - Hold on.”
人家 马上到了 一会儿再说 啊 坐
“They're about to arrive. Tell me later. Have a seat.”
来来来 好 咱们好久都没见
“Come on. Alright. Long time no see.”
“Not now; someone is coming and this isn't the right time or place to talk about this.”
In Chinese social interaction, internal or sensitive business must be put on hold to maintain decorum and give undivided, welcoming attention to arriving guests.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let's talk about it later; put it off for now
A polite and efficient way to postpone a topic due to bad timing or public settings.
arriving any moment; almost here
Commonly used in scheduling and hosting to indicate imminent arrival and urge preparation.
Signals the imminent change of state regarding the guest's physical arrival.
Softens the deferral instruction, maintaining a friendly, cooperative tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Alright. Just remember to be polite when you meet Mr. Xie later.”
“Later, you'll sit in your usual spot.”
“Everyone, take a seat. I'll get you inside for a rest.”