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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E40 (34:26) HSK 5
céng dà jiě wǒ men zhè ér méi zhè rén a

曾大姐 我们这儿没这人啊

“Ms. Zeng? There's no one here by that name.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 34:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gēn nín dǎ tīng yī xià nín shuō céng dà jiě zài ma

“May I ask something? Go ahead. Is Ms. Zeng here?”

céng dà jiě wǒ men zhè ér méi zhè rén a CURRENT FOCUS

曾 大姐 我们这儿 没这人 啊

“Ms. Zeng? There's no one here by that name.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú duì shì zài zhè ér jiāo shū de liú lǎo shī

不对 是在这儿教书的刘老师

“No, wait. It's Ms. Liu who teaches here.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DENYING PRESENCE
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Fictive Kinship Terms

Addressing an adult woman as '大姐' (Big Sister) expresses respectful friendliness and neighborly familiarity toward someone outside the family.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #informing #denial #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
跟您打听一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me ask you / inquire with you

A very polite and standard spoken formula used when approaching strangers to ask for information or locate people.

没这人 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is no such person (here)

A concise, natural spoken expression to inform someone that the individual they are seeking does not belong to the workplace or household.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the denial, making the statement of absence sound less blunt and more cooperative.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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