你哪位呀 我是她学生
“May I ask who's calling? I used to be her student.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是她女儿颜聆
“This is Yan Ling, Ms. Su's daughter.”
你哪位 呀 我是 她学生
“May I ask who's calling? I used to be her student.”
上星期苏老师给我打电话
“Last week, Ms. Su called and asked me”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, identifying oneself as someone's student serves as a respectable, legitimate social credential that builds instant rapport with the teacher's family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who are you
A colloquial and slightly direct way to ask someone's identity on the phone or in person, softened here by the final particle.
I am her student
A straightforward formula for identifying one's relationship or role relative to a third person.
Softens the direct inquiry to sound less blunt and more friendly.
