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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E1 (27:21) HSK 2
shì zài nà ér ma nǐ děng zhe wǒ qù kàn

是在那儿吗 你等着 我去看

“Are they over there? Wait here. I'll go check.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 27:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ nǐ gāng cái shuō shá yā dàn a

你 你刚才说啥鸭蛋啊

“You... What duck eggs were you talking about?”

shì zài nà ér ma nǐ děng zhe wǒ qù kàn CURRENT FOCUS

是在那儿吗 你等着 我去看

“Are they over there? Wait here. I'll go check.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo lán

晓兰

“Xiaolan!”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: VERIFYING AND INVESTIGATING
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Action-oriented communication

In close interpersonal relationships, speakers directly assign roles without polite hedging when handling immediate tasks.

INTENT TAGS: #verifying #directing #checking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你等着 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait here / stay put

A common spoken command telling someone not to move while the speaker takes care of something.

我去看 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'll go check it out

Used when volunteering to investigate a situation or find something nearby.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a simple polar yes-no question to verify the location.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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