HEYGOW ASMR

Doing each other favours

10 phrases
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tā bāng le wǒ hěn duō.
他帮了我很多。
ENhe's helped me a great deal
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wǒ qiàn tā yí ge rénqíng.
我欠他一个人情。
ENI owe him one
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yǒu lái yǒu wǎng cái hǎo.
有来有往才好。
ENit should go both ways
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bié tài kèqi.
别太客气。
ENdon't be so formal
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wǒ huì jìzhù de.
我会记住的。
ENI won't forget it
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xūyào wǒ zuò shénme?
需要我做什么?
ENwhat can I do?
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jǔshǒu zhī láo.
举手之劳。
ENit was nothing at all
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hùxiāng bāngmáng ma.
互相帮忙嘛。
ENthat's what we do for each other
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xiàcì huàn wǒ bāng nǐ.
下次换我帮你。
ENnext time I'll help you
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xièxie nǐ xiǎng zhe wǒ.
谢谢你想着我。
ENthank you for thinking of me

人情 is the debt created by a favour - not money, but an obligation that is remembered and eventually returned. 我欠他一个人情 - I owe him one - is a real accounting in Chinese social life. 举手之劳 - the effort of raising a hand - is how you wave that debt away.