咱

we; our, I; me

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pronoun · 1st-person Common #1,930
we; our Colloquial; includes the speaker and the person being spoken to.
CH: 今天咱一起吃饭吧。
EN: Let’s eat together today.

咱现在住哪儿啊

Where are we living now?

— 妈咪 (2014)

但咱还有不错

But we've still got something pretty good.

— 世界 (2004)

咱不就出去玩一天嘛

It’s just a one-day outing, isn’t it?

— 流浪地球 (2019)

回来咱好酒有的是

Come back—we’ve got plenty of good wine.

— Deep Sea (2023)

这好像不是咱厂的别说那没有用的

This doesn't look like it came from our factory. Don't say things that won't help.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

这是咱大宋的银子

This is silver from our Great Song Dynasty.

— 满江红 (2023)

咱到那儿去吧。

Let's go over there.

咱还可以做点晚饭

We can still make some dinner.

— 妈咪 (2014)

咱可以试试,来吧

Sure, we can give it a try—let's go.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

那咱能赢吗

So, can we win?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

咱在汤姆回来之前开溜吧。

Let's sneak out before Tom gets back.

他可是咱唯一的线索

He’s our only lead, after all.

— 满江红 (2023)

再说咱赌场也没这规矩呀

Besides, that’s not how things work at our casino.

— 活着 (1994)

咱继续演

Let’s keep acting.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

要是没有客人咱就去环游世界

If there are no guests, let's travel around the world.

— Deep Sea (2023)

咱中国没别的,人多

One thing China definitely has is a lot of people.

— 世界 (2004)

咱去看看呗

Let’s go take a look.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

今天咱各付各的。

Let’s each pay for our own meal today.

每钥匙咱也走不了啊

We can't even leave with just one key.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

把你的精液收拾了咱就能做生意了

Once you've cleaned up your semen, we can do business.

— 妈咪 (2014)

每次一句话总得和你重复几百遍这事儿咱之前可没说好

Having to repeat the same thing to you hundreds of times every time is not what we agreed to.

— 妈咪 (2014)

咱好把东西还回去

Let's return the stuff.

— 妈咪 (2014)

咱换个话题好不好

Can we change the subject?

— 妈咪 (2014)

你说咱凤霞生孩子不会是哑巴吧?

You don't think Fengxia's baby will be mute, do you?

— 活着 (1994)

咱先玩咱们的

Let's play ours first.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

咱能快点吗

Can we hurry up?

— 妈咪 (2014)

那咱仨就这么坐下去吗

So are the three of us just going to sit here like this?

— 满江红 (2023)

比赛咱还得接着打

We still have to keep playing the match.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

咱去那吧。

Let's go there.

要不然咱提前结束吧?

How about we end it early?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

咱这可真冷

It’s really cold here.

— Deep Sea (2023)

咱唱什么歌啊

What song should we sing?

— 妈咪 (2014)

你把礼给他退回去,他的东西咱不要

Return the gift to him—we don’t want anything from him.

— 活着 (1994)

咱将来要是有个女儿也叫晓玲呗

If we have a daughter someday, let’s name her Xiaoling too.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

咱比赛吗

Wanna compete?

— 洗澡 (1999)

那没事,咱下飞机再说吧

No worries. Let’s talk about it after we land.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

她是咱这最好的服务员

She's the best waitress around here.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

咱一块儿干点儿啥吧。

Let's do something together.

刘忆苦咱昨天看那场不是也有朝鲜大使吗

Liu Yiku, didn’t the one we watched yesterday also have the North Korean ambassador there?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

咱再换个地方如何?

How about we try somewhere else?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

咱自己去玩?

Should we go have some fun on our own?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

今天呀咱谁也不干活

Today, none of us are working.

— Deep Sea (2023)

你帮我去跟领导说一下咱重新打好不好

Could you talk to the manager for me and ask if we can play the game over?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

咱可不能坏了规矩

We can't break the rules.

— 一代宗师 (2013)

咱重新开始打好不好

How about we start over and play again?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

咱回家了

Let's go home.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

咱现在他妈在哪儿啊

Where the fuck are we now?

— 妈咪 (2014)

咱一起努力

Let's work hard together.

— Deep Sea (2023)

我以为咱要开那个车呢

I thought we were going to take that car.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

回来咱再吃

Let’s eat when we get back.

— Deep Sea (2023)

咱再生一个吧

How about we have another one?

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

咱要喝香槟吗?

Shall we have some champagne?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

哇咱这附近还能出杀人案

Wow, a murder could happen right here in our neighborhood.

— 分手的决心 (2022)

咱可以开家店卖了

We could open a shop and start selling.

— 妈咪 (2014)

我看他就瞥咱凤霞一眼,连饭都没吃就走了

I saw him take just one glance at our Fengxia, then leave without even eating.

— 活着 (1994)

咱随时结束

We can end things at any time.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

咱回家吧

Let's go home.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

阿宣要不咱还是变回去吧

Axuan, how about we change back?

— 白蛇:缘起 (2019)

你看,你看,往共产主义跑,还愁没咱吃的?

Look, look—if we're heading toward communism, why worry there won't be anything for us to eat?

— 活着 (1994)

一个人,现在咱就给他一百块钱就可以了

For one person, we can just give him 100 yuan for now.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

pronoun · 1st-person Uncommon #7,996
I; me Colloquial or dialectal first-person pronoun; can also mean “my.”
CH: 可咱根本不知道他挨没挨咬!
EN: But I really don’t know whether he was bitten!

爹,咱可得跟他划清界线啊

Dad, we really need to draw a clear line between ourselves and him.

— 活着 (1994)

咱马上就到了

We'll be there soon.

— 妈咪 (2014)

他就是想害死咱

He’s trying to get us killed.

— 满江红 (2023)

可咱根本不知道他挨没挨咬!

But we don't even know whether he was bitten!

— 死亡录像 (2007)

咱还没完呢,

We're not done yet.

— 活着 (1994)

咱可懂不了

We just can’t understand it.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

说来咱这就来啦

They said, “Come over to our place,” so I came right away.

— Deep Sea (2023)

那咱年纪小怎么还能跟哥哥姐姐们一个班呢

Then how can I be in the same class as the older kids if I’m so young?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

跟咱一样

Just like us.

— Deep Sea (2023)

那咱爸爸算什么?

Then what does that make our dad?

— 怒火青春 (1995)

哪怕他在这儿呆着没用呢,咱心里也踏实

Even if he isn't useful just sitting around here, we still feel reassured.

— 活着 (1994)

那是因为咱年纪小

That's because we're young.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

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