Shall we have a chat in the sitting room over the tea for a while?
我们在客厅呆一会儿,喝茶聊天好吗?
Say, do you smell something burning in the kitchen?
喏,你有没有闻到厨房里有烧焦的味道呀?
He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.