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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16 (04:37) HSK 2
wǒ shì xiǎo hǎi de nǎi nǎi nǐ shì shuí a

我是小海的奶奶 你是谁啊

“I'm Xiaohai's grandma. Who are you?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 04:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jìn lái ba

进来吧

“Yes, come in.”

wǒ shì xiǎo hǎi de nǎi nǎi nǐ shì shuí a CURRENT FOCUS

我是 小海的奶奶 你是谁啊

“I'm Xiaohai's grandma. Who are you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì yuè hǎi de zhèn zhǎng lǐ qiū píng

我是月海的镇长 李秋萍

“I'm Li Qiuping, mayor of Yuehai.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: INTRODUCING ONESELF AND INQUIRING IDENTITY
Tone: INQUISITIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Child-centric self-introduction

In Chinese family and neighborhood social contexts, elders often introduce themselves based on their relationship to a child (such as 'I am so-and-so's grandmother/mother'), reflecting a family-oriented social identity.

INTENT TAGS: #self-introduction #inquiring identity #greeting a guest
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你是谁啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

Who are you?

A direct colloquial expression used to ask a stranger's identity, featuring the modal particle 'a' to soften the bluntness of the question.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of a question to soften the tone of inquiry, making it sound less blunt or guarded.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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