还有联系啊 哪有联系
“in touch? No.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是你们这平时
“Are you two still”
还有 联系啊 哪有联系
“in touch? No.”
从凌霄去新加坡上大学 就再没联系过 所以啊
“We didn't get in touch after Ling Xiao went to college in Singapore. So”
“What made you think we still talk? We haven't spoken at all.”
Using '哪' (where) rhetorically is the standard spoken strategy in Mandarin to reject an interlocutor's statement decisively rather than using a simple 'no'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where would there be / not at all
A very natural rhetorical pattern used to strongly refute an assumption or compliment.
to be in touch / to maintain contact
Standard collocation referring to keeping interpersonal communication open over time.
Echoes the other speaker's assumption with surprise or mild annoyance before refuting it.