《The Knockout》 S1·E36 (19:43)
HSK 4
hē jiǔ yě kě yǐ suàn wǒ de hǎo ma
喝酒也可以 算我的好吗
“or drink is on me, okay?”
《The Knockout》
S1·E36
TIMECODE: 19:43
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
lǎo bǎn bāng tā men zài ān pái zhāng zhuō zi nǐ jīn tiān chī fàn
老板帮他们再安排张桌子 你今天吃饭
“please arrange another table for them? Anything the two of you eat”
hē jiǔ yě kě yǐ suàn wǒ de hǎo ma
CURRENT FOCUS
喝酒 也可以 算我的 好吗
“or drink is on me, okay?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bāng bāng máng wǒ gēn jiā rén lái chī fàn bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī
帮帮忙 我跟家人来吃饭 不好意思 不好意思
“Help me. I'm having dinner with my family. I'm sorry.”
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Scene:
Dining & Food
Function:
OFFERING COMPROMISE
Tone:
CONCILIATORY
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let me pay for your drinks so we can avoid an unpleasant scene.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Covering the Bill to Settle Friction (买单消灾)
Offering to pay or buy drinks is a common Chinese social strategy to placate someone and smooth over awkward or tense interactions.
INTENT TAGS:
#negotiation
#appeasement
#de_escalation
#hospitality
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
算我的
SPOKEN CHUNK
it's on me; put it on my tab
Commonly used in social dining situations to generously pay for someone's food or drinks.
好吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
okay?; is that alright?
Appended at the end of a sentence to seek agreement or soften a request.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the proposition into a polite query seeking confirmation or consent.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《The Knockout》 S1·E36 (19:43) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus