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《River Sunset》 S1·E44 (13:12) HSK 4
shì wǔ mù yī láng xiān shēng de mǔ qīn ma

是武木一郎先生的母亲吗

“Are you Mr. Takeki Ichiro's mother?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E44
TIMECODE: 13:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qǐng wèn

请问

“Excuse me”

shì wǔ mù yī láng xiān shēng de mǔ qīn ma CURRENT FOCUS

是 武木一郎 先 生 的 母亲 吗

“Are you Mr. Takeki Ichiro's mother?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì

我是

“I am”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: VERIFYING IDENTITY
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Respectful Address of Elders

Using '先生' for the son and '母亲' rather than colloquial terms reflects standard polite etiquette when approaching someone's family member.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_inquiry #identification #respect
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
先生 SPOKEN CHUNK

Mr. / gentleman

A formal and respectful honorific placed after a man's full name or surname.

母亲 SPOKEN CHUNK

mother

More formal and respectful than '妈妈' (mom), appropriate when addressing an elder or stranger.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a polite yes-no inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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