你是不在那个 人民医院当护工呢 是
“Do you work as a caregiver at the People's Hospital? Yes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说
“Go on.”
你是 不在 那个 人民医院 当护工 呢 是
“Do you work as a caregiver at the People's Hospital? Yes.”
张放他奶奶
“Zhang Fang's grandma injured her leg.”
“You work at that hospital, right? I need to ask you about someone there.”
Before bringing up a specific favor or piece of news involving someone, Chinese speakers routinely establish and verify the exact occupational connection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it the case that...
Here contracted colloquially to '是不' to seek confirmation of a known fact.
to work as a hospital orderly / caregiver
Standard spoken collocation for working as a non-nursing patient attendant.
Marks an ongoing action or state, smoothing the transition to an implied follow-up.