MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E1 (31:34) HSK 3
ā mā wǒ è le fàn zuò hǎo le ma

阿妈 我饿了 饭做好了吗

“Mom, I'm hungry. Is dinner ready?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 31:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xū

吁

“Whoa.”

ā mā wǒ è le fàn zuò hǎo le ma CURRENT FOCUS

阿妈 我饿了 饭做好了吗

“Mom, I'm hungry. Is dinner ready?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gēn rén dǎ jià le

跟人打架了

“Did you get into a fight?”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Family & Home
Function: SEEKING INFORMATION
Tone: CASUAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Term 'Ama' (阿妈)

An affectionate, regional or dialectal term for mother, reflecting strong familial warmth and intimate domestic hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #request #daily_routine #intimacy
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做好了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it ready / done?

Used to inquire whether a preparation or task, such as cooking a meal, has been finished.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a standard yes-or-no question.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E1 (31:34) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus