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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E4 (01:31) HSK 2
nǐ men bān nà ge tóng xué jiào shén me míng zì a

你们班那个同学叫什么名字啊

“What's the name of that student in your class?”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 01:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ wèn nǐ ō

我问妳喔

“I have a question.”

nǐ men bān nà ge tóng xué jiào shén me míng zì a CURRENT FOCUS

你们班那个同学叫什么名字啊

“What's the name of that student in your class?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men bān de biān yuán rén la

“Just an outcast in our class.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: INQUIRING IDENTITY
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Tone Softening with Particles

In casual Chinese conversation, adding sentence-final particles like 'a' prevents direct WH-questions from sounding blunt or interrogative.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #curiosity #casual_chat #identifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
叫什么名字 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is [someone's] name

The most standard and natural conversational way to ask for someone's name.

你们班那个同学 SPOKEN CHUNK

that classmate in your class

Used to single out a specific acquaintance or student from someone's school group.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry, making the question sound friendly, casual, and non-threatening.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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