How to Say ‘We'll probably take a while to eat.’ in Simplified Chinese
我们可能吃得比较久。
wǒ men kě néng chī dé bǐ jiào jiǔ
[waw-men kěnéng chī duh bǐjiào jiǔ]
Phrase Breakdown
我们可能
wǒ men kě néng
we might
我们 (we) + 可能 (maybe, might). Say it wǒmen kěnéng.
我们可能会迟到。
We might be late.
Words in this phrase
我们
wǒ men
[waw-men]
we; us
Refers to the speaker and their group; in business, often means the speaker’s team or company.
我们公司的同事都很愿意帮忙。
Our company’s colleagues are all very willing to help.
可能
kě néng
[kěnéng]
maybe; possibly
Expresses likelihood.
他可能晚点到。
He may arrive late.
吃得比较久。
chī dé bǐ jiào jiǔ
eat for quite a long time
Describes the meal lasting a while. Say it chī de bǐjiào jiǔ.
今天吃得比较久。
We ate for quite a while today.
Words in this phrase
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
Basic verb for eating food.
我们去吃火锅吧。
Let's go eat hotpot.
得
dé
[duh]
complement marker
Placed after the verb to connect it with a descriptive complement.
他们都踢得好，很难选最强的一队。
They all play well, so it is hard to choose the strongest team.
比较
bǐ jiào
[bǐjiào]
relatively; rather
Softens a description, meaning 'fairly'.
今天比较忙。
Today is rather busy.
久
jiǔ
[jiǔ]
long (time)
Describes a long period of time.
你等了多久？
How long did you wait?
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