那什么 你刚才呀 我什么都没看见
“By the way, about what just happened... I didn't see anything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We'll have to help our client put out the fire. We'll be there whenever they need us.”
那什么 你刚才呀 我 什么都没看见
“By the way, about what just happened... I didn't see anything.”
我还什么都没问呢 你心虚什么呀 你到底看没看见
“I didn't ask anything either. Why are you getting so flustered? Did you see it or not?”
“I definitely saw what you did, but I promise I will pretend it never happened so do not worry.”
Denying that one saw an awkward or compromising moment is an instinctive face-saving courtesy in Chinese interpersonal dynamics, even if done clumsily.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
well; uh; so...
A filler phrase used in northern spoken Mandarin to introduce a delicate or hesitant topic smoothly.
didn't see anything at all
A standard phrase used both literally and pragmatically to declare innocence or save someone's face.
Softens the conversational transition and highlights the topic 'what happened earlier'.
