爱来不来

English translation: Suit yourself!

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Chinese term or phrase:	爱来不来
English translation:	Suit yourself!
Entered by:	Wilman

19:03 Nov 21, 2013

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Chinese term or phrase: 爱来不来

Speaker 1: 我觉得我会留天津啊, 以后你来找我也方便
Speaker 2: 我去天津找你怎么方便法？
Speaker 1: 天津你不也熟悉么
Speaker 2: 问题我去天津干嘛。。。看你？
Speaker 1: 玩的时候呗。。。。。。{爱来不来}
Speaker 1: 。。。。再说再说

Thanks.

Wilman KudoZ activity Questions: 902 (1 open) (44 closed without grading) Answers: 108 United States
Local time: 21:31

Suit yourself!

Explanation:
suit yourself: usually used in orders to tell sb to do what they want, even though it annoys you （表示听凭对方的意愿）自便，随便。

文中的“爱来不来”是“随你的便”的意思，语气上有点儿在耍小脾气。

Selected response from:

Teplocteur
Local time: 09:31

Grading comment

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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

Suit yourself!

Teplocteur

4 +2

It's up to you.

David Lin

Just come if you want to

ChrisPereira (X)

Don't come if you don't want to

Phil Hand

Answers

38 mins confidence:

Just come if you want to

Explanation:
similar to "不来拉倒"
爱吃不吃 etc.,

ChrisPereira (X)
Canada
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

45 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

It's up to you.

Explanation:
爱来不来＝想来或不想来都无所谓，“爱x 不x ”的句式常用于表示想怎样就怎样。好像爱吃不吃，爱看不看。

So, I would like to suggest to translate it as:

.... It's up to you.

David Lin
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

6 hrs confidence:

Don't come if you don't want to

Explanation:
It's a tone thing again. The Chinese phrase is very clear: 1 wants 2 to come, and is slightly hurt that 2 would not want to. You have to convey that in the English.

When you fancy a trip or something... anyway, no-one's forcing you

I meant if you were going on holiday... whatever, don't come if you don't want to

But what would I be going to Tianjin for in the first place... to see you?
If you wanted to take a trip out of town, maybe... it was just an idea

Phil Hand
China
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: English

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Suit yourself!

Teplocteur
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks.

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