我跟你说个事 一会儿 等一下吧
“I need to tell you something. - In a minute. - Hold on.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我还是让他有个心理准备吧
“(I'd better let him prepare himself.)”
我跟你说个事 一会儿 等一下 吧
“I need to tell you something. - In a minute. - Hold on.”
“They're about to arrive. Tell me later. Have a seat.”
“I need to tell you something important, but I am hesitating because the timing feels awkward.”
Chinese speakers often use conversational softeners like '我跟你说个事' to prepare the listener mentally before delivering unexpected or serious news.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Let me tell you something / I have something to tell you
A very common conversational opener used to introduce important or private news.
wait a moment / let's wait a second
Used to pause an action or buy time in casual speech.
Softens the suggestion to pause, making it tentative rather than a direct command.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hang on! Let me tell you in a second!”
“I'm telling you, once we're in court, I'll tear off your mask.”
“What I'm about to say might be presumptuous,”
“So, I need to tell you something.”
“Let me tell you.”