Small talk with coworkers: Talking about lunch plans in the break room

💬 多 after a round number means "and a bit more": 三十多岁 "thirty-something years old". 块 (kuài) is the spoken word for yuan.

💬 碗 works as its own counting word for anything served in a bowl: 两碗米饭 "two bowls of rice".

💬 To give a price per item, say the price first, then "one + unit": 十块一个 "ten yuan each".

🇨🇳 Twenty-something yuan is a typical, reasonable weekday lunch price in a Chinese city.

💬 太…了 around an adjective is an excited "so…!": 太好吃了 "so delicious!".

💬 几点 "what time" goes before the action, where the time would sit in the answer: 十二点去 "go at twelve".

💬 Times are just hour + 点 + minutes, no word for "minutes" needed: 十二点半 "twelve thirty".

🇨🇳 Many Chinese offices break for lunch right at noon, so heading out ten minutes early is a common trick to beat the crowd.

💬 一点 after an adjective means "a bit more so": 便宜一点 "a bit cheaper". Here 少一点 means there'll be fewer people.

💬 叫 here means "to call someone over" or "to invite along", not to phone them.

🇨🇳 This brushes off thanks between friends and close colleagues, signalling you're close enough that thanks isn't needed. It sounds blunt but lands warmly; with a boss, 不客气 "you're welcome" is safer.

💬 一会儿 is often said (yí huìr), since 一 before a falling tone shifts to a rising tone, and 儿 blends into the previous sound.