《About Love》 S1·E22 (05:32)
HSK 1
wǒ néng wèn nǐ gè wèn tí ma
我能问你个问题吗
“Can I ask you something?”
《About Love》
S1·E22
TIMECODE: 05:32
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xiè xiè
谢谢
“Thanks.”
wǒ néng wèn nǐ gè wèn tí ma
CURRENT FOCUS
我 能问你个问题吗
“Can I ask you something?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shén me wèn tí a
什么问题啊
“What is it?”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ASK
Tone:
POLITE
Emotion:
ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Brace yourself, I am about to ask something that might be slightly intrusive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pre-sequence Politeness
Asking permission before asking the actual question softens the suddenness and grants the listener psychological preparation.
INTENT TAGS:
#polite_request
#preface
#hedging
#probing
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
我能……吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
May I...?
A polite formula used to request permission before taking an action.
问你个问题
SPOKEN CHUNK
ask you a question
Standard conversational phrasing; '个' softens the rhythm instead of omitting the measure word.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Converts the statement into a polite yes-no question.
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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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