说了我不少坏话吧
“He said a lot of bad things about me, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们聊我了吧
“You guys were talking about me, right?”
说了 我不少 坏话 吧
“He said a lot of bad things about me, right?”
“Come on, tell me what you guys said about me behind my back.”
In close Chinese relationships, jokingly accusing someone of badmouthing you serves as affectionate banter rather than a real confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to speak ill of someone; to badmouth
A common everyday collocation used when discussing gossip or speaking behind someone's back.
quite a few; a lot
Literally 'not few', used frequently in spoken Chinese to mean a considerable amount.
Softens the assertion into an educated guess and invites confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Talking behind my back? Xie.”
“How much trash did you say behind my back?”
“What gossip are you two whispering about me now?”
“said something bad behind our back.”