Chinese phrase

我来夹〜 wǒ lái jiā 〜

Meaning

Let me serve ___

When to use it

Offers to serve some food for someone else. It is a polite, helpful offer at a shared meal, often when another diner has not taken any yet.

Example dialogue

那盘菜没人夹,我来夹青菜吧。 nà pán cài méi rén jiā wǒ lái jiā qīng cài ba

No one is taking anything from that dish, so let me serve some greens.

好,谢谢你。 hǎo xiè xiè nǐ

Okay, thank you.

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