我想跟你问个人
“I want to ask you about someone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你好
“Hello.”
我想跟你 问个人
“I want to ask you about someone.”
这人你见过吗
“Have you seen this man?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Before asking personal or specific questions to a stranger, Chinese speakers frequently use a transitional pre-announcement like '我想跟你问个人' to soften the intrusion and gain permission to ask.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to ask someone about a person
A colloquial structure used to preface a question when trying to locate, identify, or find information about a third party.