寒声是来过我们家的 对吧
“Hansheng has been to our house before, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Okay, okay. No need, Mom. There's no need for that at home.”
寒声 是 来过我们家 的 对吧
“Hansheng has been to our house before, right?”
有吗
“Has he?”
“Why does he seem so familiar with this place? Are you hiding something from me?”
When a partner or special guest visits a Chinese family home, elders pay close attention to small behavioral details to gauge the depth and history of the relationship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have been to (this place) before
Use this verb + experiential suffix structure when talking about past experiences of visiting the speaker's current location.
right? / isn't that so?
Attach this to the end of a statement to turn it into a tag question when you are fairly sure of the answer and want confirmation.
Softens the question into a request for confirmation, indicating the speaker already holds an assumption.
