《The First Jasmine》 S1·E33 (24:38)
HSK 2
míng tiān nǐ hái yǒu shì qíng yào máng ma
明天你还有事情要忙吗
“Do you have things to do tomorrow?”
《The First Jasmine》
S1·E33
TIMECODE: 24:38
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ ràng tā men guò liǎng tiān zài lái
“I told them to come two days later.”
míng tiān nǐ hái yǒu shì qíng yào máng ma
CURRENT FOCUS
明天你 还有事 情要忙吗
“Do you have things to do tomorrow?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
méi le
没了
“No.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
PROBING AVAILABILITY
Tone:
GENTLE AND TENTATIVE
Emotion:
ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you are free tomorrow, I want you to spend the day with me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pre-invitation Checking (铺垫)
Chinese speakers often ask about someone's schedule before stating an invitation directly, allowing the other person to decline without losing face or feeling pressured.
INTENT TAGS:
#invitation_prep
#checking_availability
#consideration
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
有事情要忙
SPOKEN CHUNK
to have tasks to attend to / to be busy with work
A very natural, polite phrasing for asking whether someone has prior commitments.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the inquiry into a standard, non-confrontational yes-no question.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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