是 是 曹斌跟我提起过 他还跟我说
“Yes. Cao Bin told me about it. He also told me that”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Cao's father and I have been friends for many years.”
是 是 曹斌跟我提起过 他还跟 我说
“Yes. Cao Bin told me about it. He also told me that”
“if I had any problems with the Telecommunications Bureau,”
“We share a reliable mutual connection, so you can trust me and we can speak frankly.”
Citing an established mutual contact immediately closes interpersonal distance in Chinese social contexts, transforming strangers into trusted associates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mentioned to me before
Use this phrase to acknowledge an introduction or corroborate mutual knowledge through a third party.
he also told me / furthermore he mentioned
A conversational bridge used to add details and demonstrate deep engagement with what someone said.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I broke my word.”
“Yes, yes. I misspoke.”
“because we'd just met.”
“No, I borrowed it.”
“Of course not. Did I say that?”
“Well... really? I didn't notice.”