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《About Love》 S1·E22 (11:16) HSK 5
nín hǎo xiān shēng qǐng wèn yǒu yù yuē ma

您好先生 请问有预约吗

“Hello, sir. Do you have an appointment?”

《About Love》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 11:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liǎn sè yě bù tài hǎo

脸色也不太好

“And didn't look too well.”

nín hǎo xiān shēng qǐng wèn yǒu yù yuē ma CURRENT FOCUS

您好 先生 请问 有预约吗

“Hello, sir. Do you have an appointment?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lín chén zài ma

林沉在吗

“(Lin Chen) Is Lin Chen here?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: POLITE INQUIRY
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Address with Nin (您)

Using the honorific pronoun 'nin' combined with 'xiansheng' demonstrates standard professional deference expected in Chinese customer service and corporate settings.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_inquiry #customer_service #appointment_check #professional
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
有预约吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you have an appointment/reservation?

Standard service industry phrasing used at front desks, clinics, and offices to verify prior scheduling.

请问 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me, may I ask

The universal polite formula used before asking questions in Chinese.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a polite standard yes-no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《About Love》 S1·E22 (11:16) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus