对呀 他说的是你
“Yes. He's talking about you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
扎措 你说呢
“Zhacuo, what do you think?”
对呀 他 说的是你
“Yes. He's talking about you.”
他如果真的留下来
“If he really stays,”
“Don't play dumb, he was obviously calling you out.”
Chinese speakers often critique or comment indirectly without naming names, leaving it to group dynamics or peer confirmation to reveal who was meant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that's right / exactly
A warm, natural agreement marker used in casual spoken conversation.
talking about you / referring to you
Used to explicitly direct the subject of conversation or criticism onto the listener.
Softens the assertion while expressing obviousness and lively agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Yeah. - Go on. How about this?”
“Does this "they" mean you?”
“the person you mentioned— who is he?”
“I say, if he refuses,”
“Don't say that.”
“[Shou'an Palace] Exactly! Right! What can you do about us? Exactly!”