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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E3 (32:16) HSK 1
nǐ hǎo wǒ shì lái kàn fáng de

你好 我是来看房的

“Hi. I'm here to see the house.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 32:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hǎo

你好

“Hello.”

nǐ hǎo wǒ shì lái kàn fáng de CURRENT FOCUS

你好 我是 来看房 的

“Hi. I'm here to see the house.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nán zū kè bù jiè yì ba bù chōu yān bù hē jiǔ bù yǎng chǒng wù

“Do you mind having a male tenant? I don't smoke, drink, or keep pets.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: STATING PURPOSE
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rental Etiquette and Self-Introduction

When viewing shared flats in Chinese urban life, potential flatmates quickly clarify their purpose and lifestyle habits to assess mutual compatibility.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #declaring_intent #politeness #introduction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看房 SPOKEN CHUNK

to view an apartment / house-hunting inspection

Standard daily-life term specifically for inspecting rental or purchase properties.

我是来……的 SPOKEN CHUNK

I am here to...

Standard polite framing used upon arrival to clarify one's purpose to a stranger or host.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Completes the emphatic construction confirming purpose and identity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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