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《The Truth》 S1·E3 (16:53) HSK 7
nǐ kě zhēn shì hǎo jiǔ méi lái le shì a shì a shì a

你可真是好久没来了 是啊 是啊 是啊

“Haven't seen you here in ages. That's true.”

《The Truth》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 16:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo gāo

老高

“Gao.”

nǐ kě zhēn shì hǎo jiǔ méi lái le shì a shì a shì a CURRENT FOCUS

你 可真 是 好久没来了 是啊 是啊 是啊

“Haven't seen you here in ages. That's true.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men zuò nǐ men zuò hǎo hǎo hǎo hǎo hǎo nín máng nín máng

“Sit down. Okay. Alright. Go ahead.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: WELCOMING GUEST
Tone: ENTHUSIASTIC
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Customer Rapport (Keqi and Familiarity)

Chinese business owners often treat recurring patrons like familiar acquaintances, showing personal warmth to cultivate ongoing relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #hospitality #rapport_building #acknowledgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
好久没来了 SPOKEN CHUNK

haven't been here in a long time

A common friendly opening used by shopkeepers or hosts when seeing a regular customer or acquaintance after a long absence.

可真是 SPOKEN CHUNK

really is; truly

Used before an adjective or predicate to add strong emphatic agreement or personal observation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, indicating the span of elapsed time since the last visit.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the repeated confirmation, making the agreement sound cordial and easygoing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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