看你这些年是咋过的嘞
“to Beijing to see what your life has been like in these years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要来北京
“she'd like to come”
看你 这些年 是咋过的 嘞
“to Beijing to see what your life has been like in these years.”
俺早跟你说了
“I told you before”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, meeting someone from the same hometown often prompts candid, direct inquiries about life struggles and material wellbeing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
these past years / all these years
Use when reflecting on a prolonged period of time leading up to the present.
how one has been living / how one has gotten by
A dialectal, colloquial equivalent of '怎么过的' common in northern and central spoken Chinese.
Softens the inquiry while indicating a distinct regional dialectal flavor.
