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《The Truth》 S1·E19 (32:50) HSK 5
nà shì shuí gěi nǐ dǎ dī diàn huà ya

那是谁给你打的电话呀

“Who called you then?”

《The Truth》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 32:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn xīn lǐ nà ge kǎn guò bù qù

“I couldn't get over it.”

nà shì shuí gěi nǐ dǎ dī diàn huà ya CURRENT FOCUS

那是谁 给你打 的 电话 呀

“Who called you then?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN diàn huà hé duǎn xìn dōu shì yòng wǒ bà de shǒu jī

电话和短信都是用我爸的手机

“The call and text were both from my dad's phone.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: PROBING AND FIRM
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Softening Interrogatives with Modal Particles

Using 'ya' at the end of an investigative question tempers harshness, often used by investigators or interviewers to encourage cooperation.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #fact_finding #interrogating #clarifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打电话 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make a phone call

Standard high-frequency collocation used with the preposition 'gei' (to give a call to someone).

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative tone to sound less aggressive while keeping the inquiry direct.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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