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Subbing an MC for the first time in a while has made me realize how hard it is. I apologize. I know the timing is off in a lot of places, and I know my translations aren’t the best… I try to translate for meaning rather than directly what they’re saying.
Here are some things I changed/omitted for anyone studying Chinese (or just curious about Chinese):
- 你说 directly means “you speak,” however this isn’t really something you say in English. In Chinese, you’re cueing the other person to say something.
- 来 is used as a dummy verb in this MC a lot. I try to replace it with what they’re intending to say.
- …来着 adding this to the end of a question, for example 你是几年级来着, indicates you’re asking for a reminder. In English, you would say “What grade are you again?” Functionally, it serves the same purpose as the word “again” here. It basically means you knew the answer to the question before, but you forgot, so you need to be reminded. I omitted this from a line somewhere because it’s a small detail.
- 家人们 literally means “family,” but it’s just a way to refer to a group of people, like “you guys” or “y’all” in English. The usage of 家人们 here has its origin in shopping livestreams where the streamer will refer to their viewers as such to appear “closer” or more familiar. Like when you’re on the street walking and someone calls you 美女or 帅哥, they’re not actually saying you’re pretty/handsome. It’s just a way to refer to you.
- Look up 迎宾小姐 to see what the person who welcomes guests looks like
