你是不是会开车
“Do you know how to drive?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
松格
“Songge.”
你是不是 会开车
“Do you know how to drive?”
叔
“Mr. Chen,”
“If you can drive, I need you to drive for me right now.”
In Chinese social interaction, asking about someone's capability first is a standard polite preamble before burdening them with an explicit task.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is it true that / isn't it the case that
Place this before a predicate to verify an assumption or prompt confirmation from the listener.
know how to drive
Use '会' before actionable skills to denote acquired ability.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how could I know how to drive? You forgot.”
“since you enjoy driving so much,”
“Is it because you're nervous driving this car?”
“Did I teach you driving for this?”
“How were you driving? How were you riding? You shouldn't be passing from here.”
“It really happened, right? [chuckles] I told you, guys. Drive safely.”