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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E11 (18:38) HSK 3
shì a gēn nǐ shuō duō shǎo biàn le zěn me hái wèn

是啊 跟你说多少遍了 怎么还问

“Yes. I've told you so many times. Why do you keep asking?”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 18:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bèi yé jīn tiān wǎn shàng shì gēn nǐ men yì qǐ huí lái ma

备爷今天晚上 是跟你们一起回来吗

“Is Master Bei coming back with you tonight?”

shì a gēn nǐ shuō duō shǎo biàn le zěn me hái wèn CURRENT FOCUS

是啊 跟你说多少遍了 怎么还 问

“Yes. I've told you so many times. Why do you keep asking?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiú qiú nǐ fàng kāi wǒ wǒ zhè bú shì pà nǐ guāng gù zhe bèi yé

求求你放开我 我这不是怕你光顾着备爷

“Please let me go. I'm just worried you're only concerned about Master Bei”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING IMPATIENCE
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Yes! Stop nagging me about this, I already gave you the answer.”
INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #expressing_annoyance #scolding #stopping_questions
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
跟你说多少遍了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I have told you so many times

A classic rhetorical complaint used with family, partners, or close friends when they forget or keep asking about something already explained.

怎么还问 SPOKEN CHUNK

why are you still asking?

Used to express mild frustration when someone refuses to drop a topic that has already been answered.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Attached to the affirmation to add a tone of obviousness and slight exasperation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the accumulated number of times the speaker has already repeated the information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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