郝琼 咱们是不是真挣钱了
“Hao Qiong, did we really make money?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Did we really get paid? Let me ask Hao Qiong.”
郝琼 咱们 是不是 真 挣钱了
“Hao Qiong, did we really make money?”
“Hao Qiong, why are you laughing? Did we really make money?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '咱们' (zanmen) rather than '我们' (women) draws the listener into the same in-group, emphasizing shared fortunes and camaraderie in a collaborative venture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
we / us (inclusive)
Explicitly emphasizes mutual bonding and shared interest between speaker and listener.
to earn money / to turn a profit
A highly frequent colloquial expression for earning an income or yielding revenue.
Marks the change of state indicating whether the profit has finally materialized.
