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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (02:36) HSK 5
huān yíng guāng lín qǐng wèn shì sān wèi ma

欢迎光临 请问是三位吗

“Welcome. Three people?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 02:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sān wèi qǐng màn yòng rú guǒ hái yǒu shén me xū yào nín jǐn guǎn shuō hǎo

“All of you, enjoy. If you need anything else, please tell me. Sure.”

huān yíng guāng lín qǐng wèn shì sān wèi ma CURRENT FOCUS

欢迎光临 请问 是三位吗

“Welcome. Three people?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qǐng wèn xū yào chī diǎn shá

“What do you want to eat?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: CUSTOMER GREETING
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Classifiers in Service (位 vs 个)

In Chinese service culture, referring to guests using the honorific measure word '位' instead of '个' is a fundamental requirement of courtesy and professional respect.

INTENT TAGS: #hospitality #greeting #verification #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
欢迎光临 SPOKEN CHUNK

welcome

Standard polite greeting used by hospitality and retail staff across Chinese-speaking regions.

请问是 SPOKEN CHUNK

may I ask if it is...

A polite, deferential formula used in service contexts before asking a clarifying question.

三位 SPOKEN CHUNK

three people / a party of three

The polite classifier '位' is standard in service hospitality instead of the common classifier '个'.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a standard polite yes-no question to verify headcount.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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