我还以为你开玩笑呢
“I thought you were joking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
反复问你好几次
“I asked you several times.”
我还以为 你开玩笑呢
“I thought you were joking.”
“Joking? Why would I joke about a nice jacket?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often use '我还以为...' to politely explain away hesitation or lack of immediate action without placing blame on the other person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I thought (mistakenly)
Use this structure when realizing that an earlier assumption or expectation turned out to be incorrect.
to crack a joke; to not be serious
Frequently used to express disbelief or to clarify that someone is not acting in earnest.
Softens the realization and marks an ongoing state of belief or mild perplexity.
