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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E13 (14:48) HSK 1
nǐ ā niáng tā hái hǎo ma

你阿娘 她还好吗

“How is your mom?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 14:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì xiǎng wèn nǐ yī jiàn shì

“I came today to ask you something.”

nǐ ā niáng tā hái hǎo ma CURRENT FOCUS

你阿娘 她 还好吗

“How is your mom?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ ā niáng

我阿娘

“My mom”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: TENTATIVE INQUIRY
Tone: HESITANT
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I care deeply about your mother, but I am afraid of what the answer might be.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hesitation in Inquiring about Matriarchs

Asking directly about another person's female kin, especially using intimate phrasing with a pause, often implies a deeply personal or forbidden past connection.

INTENT TAGS: #tentative_inquiry #hesitation #caring #subtle_affection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
她还好吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is she doing okay?

A gentle and caring way to ask about someone's general health, emotional state, or current life situation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a straightforward yet polite yes-no question inquiring about well-being.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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