咱应该跟人说咱会晚到些
“We should've told them we'd be late.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Such a big yard. Why is no one here?”
咱 应该跟人说 咱会晚到些
“We should've told them we'd be late.”
走
“Let's go.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social interaction, letting hosts know about delays beforehand is critical politeness ('礼数') to prevent the host from waiting pointlessly or taking offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should tell/notify someone
Used to express moral or social obligation to inform another party of an irregularity.
arrive a little late
A spoken phrase softening the bluntness of being late by using '些' (a little bit).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You are going to be late.”
“I turned it in late this time. Sorry.”
“you are late. I can't be late. Your watch must be running fast.”
“only later than the others.”
“I should've been here an hour and a half ago.”
“Couldn't you have come half an hour later?”