我打电话你不都听见了吗
“You heard the call, didn't you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我 打电话 你不 都听见了 吗
“You heard the call, didn't you?”
“When are you coming back? You promised to make me a few proper dishes.”
“You already know why I have to go, so don't act surprised.”
Using rhetorical questions like '你不都...了吗' is common between close Chinese partners to counter nagging, though it often carries a tinge of impatience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Didn't you hear it already?
A rhetorical phrasing used when the speaker feels the other person is asking an obvious or unnecessary question.
Indicates completion of the hearing action in the past.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question implying that the answer should be obvious.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did you hear anything when I was on the phone?”
“Do you hear me?”
“forget everything you heard.”
“Do you hear me? Answer me.”