MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Vanished Name》 S1·E8 (22:39) HSK 4
nà wǒ jiù zài kè tīng gěi tā jiǎn dān shuō yī xià xíng ma

那我就在客厅 给她简单说一下行吗

“Can I just go over them with her in the living room?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 22:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ wǒ xiǎng tīng

我 我想听

“I-I want to know.”

nà wǒ jiù zài kè tīng gěi tā jiǎn dān shuō yī xià xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

那我就 在 客厅 给 她简单 说一下 行吗

“Can I just go over them with her in the living room?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo shī zuò

老师坐

“Please sit.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Family & Home
Function: NEGOTIATING AND REQUESTING PERMISSION
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How about I just give her a brief run-through here in the living room, if that works for you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundaries between living rooms and private spaces

In the context of private tutoring or home visits, the living room is regarded as a public or semi-public area within the home. Proposing to conduct the lesson in the living room demonstrates respect for the family's privacy and maintains proper professional boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #asking for permission #compromise proposal #polite courtesy
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
简单说一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

briefly explain / give a quick overview

A high-frequency spoken phrase commonly used to ease the listener's burden or indicate that it will not take up much time.

行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that okay? / would that work?

Placed at the end of a sentence to seek the listener's opinion or request permission in a polite, gentle tone.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Sentence-final question particle used to ask for agreement or permission.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Vanished Name》 S1·E8 (22:39) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus