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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E21 (04:24) HSK 6
hái yǒu gè shì shuō ma

还有个事 说嘛

“There's one more thing... Go ahead.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 04:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

好

“Okay.”

hái yǒu gè shì shuō ma CURRENT FOCUS

还有个事 说嘛

“There's one more thing... Go ahead.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xún shān duì de pí kǎ chē huài le

巡山队的皮卡车坏了

“Our pickup truck is broken.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INTRODUCING TOPIC AND GRANTING FLOOR
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Inviting Candidness in Hierarchy

Using colloquial softening particles like '嘛' helps lower the barriers of formality, encouraging colleagues or subordinates to report operational problems frankly.

INTENT TAGS: #topic_transition #inviting_input #encouragement #pragmatic_prompt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还有个事 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is another thing / one more matter

A very common transitional marker used to introduce a new topic or task in conversational Chinese.

说嘛 SPOKEN CHUNK

go ahead and say it / tell me

An encouraging prompt urging the interlocutor not to hold back and to share their thoughts or news.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the command, turning 'speak' into an encouraging and approachable invitation to talk.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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