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《Light to the Night》 S1·E21 (15:18) HSK 1
wǒ xiǎng qǐng wèn yī xià nǐ men zhè jiā diàn kāi le duō jiǔ le ?

我想请问一下 你们这家店开了多久了?

“I wanted to ask. This store, how long has it been open?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 15:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - nǐ hǎo - nǐ hǎo qǐng wèn yǒu shén me kě yǐ bāng nǐ de ?

“- Hello. - Hello. Excuse me. How can I help you?”

wǒ xiǎng qǐng wèn yī xià nǐ men zhè jiā diàn kāi le duō jiǔ le ? CURRENT FOCUS

我想 请问一下 你们这家店 开了多久 了?

“I wanted to ask. This store, how long has it been open?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men zhè jiā diàn shì wèi yáng de qí jiàn diàn kāi le yǒu èr shí duō nián le

我们这家店是魏阳的旗舰店 开了有二十多年了

“Our store is the Weiyang flagship store. It's been open for over 20 years.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE INQUIRY
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Formulaic Openers (Keqi)

Chinese speakers routinely stack mitigating words like '想' (want), '请' (please), '问' (ask), and '一下' (a bit) to soften inquiries to strangers.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #politeness #information_seeking #courtesy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
我想请问一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

I would like to ask / Excuse me, may I ask

A highly standard polite opener used before asking a stranger or service worker a question.

开了多久了 SPOKEN CHUNK

how long has it been open

Standard conversational phrasing to ask about the duration of a store, restaurant, or business.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a sentence-final particle marking current state and elapsed duration.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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