是不是在我来之后吗
“Did it happen after I came here?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我怎么没印象啊
“Why don't I remember it?”
是不是 在 我来 之后 吗
“Did it happen after I came here?”
“Are you so old that you can't remember anything?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Close friends in Chinese culture often use direct tag questions and light banter about memory lapses without offending each other.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it; is it or not
Commonly placed at the beginning or end of a question to seek confirmation.
after I came / after I arrived
A temporal construction meaning 'after something happened'.
Converts the statement into a standard yes-no question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how many days are you staying here?”
“because I wasn't sure when you'd come.”
“Did I come at a bad time?”
“Is this your first day?”
“That way, next time I come, I can book ahead with you, okay? Sure.”
“Let me.”