我这不好好跟你说呢吗
“I'm speaking with you calmly, aren't I?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看你
“Oh, you.”
我 这不 好好跟你说 呢吗
“I'm speaking with you calmly, aren't I?”
“It's getting late. You should rest now.”
“I am being reasonable, so stop making a fuss.”
In close interpersonal conflicts, speakers often use the construction '这不...呢吗' to dismiss complaints and shift the blame back onto the other person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to talk to you calmly/properly
Use this phrase to emphasize that you are trying to have a reasonable conversation without hostility.
Highlights an ongoing state, emphasizing that the speaker is currently being reasonable.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question to challenge the listener's criticism.