那有看到我堂姐吗
“Did you see my cousin?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢谢啊 同志 没事
“Thank you, sirs. No problem.”
那 有看到 我 堂姐 吗
“Did you see my cousin?”
您还有个堂姐
“You have a cousin?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese kinship terminology makes strict distinctions between maternal and paternal lines as well as birth order, where 'tang' refers strictly to paternal cousins of the same surname.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
older female paternal cousin
Specifically denotes an older female cousin who shares the same family surname on the father's side.
Turns the statement into a direct yes-no question.