但是我觉得呢 他是在骗我
“But I think he lied to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他说他是今天上午去杭州开会的
“He said he went to Hangzhou for a meeting this morning.”
但是 我觉得 呢 他是 在骗我
“But I think he lied to me.”
你帮我去打听打听
“Help me find out”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
When dealing with relational doubts, Chinese speakers often employ confidants to conduct discreet inquiries rather than staging an immediate direct confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as for what I think / the way I see it
Introduces a subjective intuition or contrary opinion with a slight pause for emphasis.
lying to me / deceiving me
Direct expression indicating that the speaker feels duped or misled.
Creates a conversational pause after the topic 'what I think' to draw focus to the following judgment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I know I'm lying to myself. ♪ There may be loneliness ♪”
“(I was fooled by him for a while.) (But you? You've been fooled for half your life.)”
“but I just knew he was making it up.”
“Are you saying that he lied to us?”