我刚刚不是已经跟你提过吗？
“Didn't I just mention him?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一听就晓得不是什么正经关系嘛 到底是谁？
“You could tell right away it wasn't a proper relationship. Who exactly was it?”
我刚刚 不是 已经跟你 提过 吗 ？
“Didn't I just mention him?”
吴山龙
“Wu Shanlong.”
“I already told you, stop grilling me about it!”
Using '不是已经...吗' serves to shift conversational blame back onto the interrogator for not paying attention.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haven't (I) already...
A rhetorical device used to challenge someone who ignores or forgets previous statements.
mentioned
Used when referring to having brought up a topic in conversation before.
Forms a rhetorical question that prompts the listener to realize they were already told.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Didn't I tell you before?”
“Didn't I tell you in advance earlier?”
“I told you”
“Didn't we agree to it?”