你们是他俩的孩子吧
“You two are their children, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我老糊涂了
“I've gone senile.”
你们 是 他俩 的孩子吧
“You two are their children, right?”
婆婆
“Granny,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, elders often bridge connections with younger strangers by tracing their parental lineage and physical likeness to former acquaintances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the two of them / both of them
A common Northern spoken contraction of 他俩 (tā liǎ), used casually to refer to two people without needing the measure word 个.
Softens the assertion into a polite conjecture, seeking agreement or confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's your son anyway.”
“That child is not yours.”
“There's no way your child would have problems.”
“And you are? I'm the son of his friend.”
“A child is a child.”
“you were his son's high school classmate?”