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《COURT!》 S1·E17 (28:23) HSK 3
nǐ néng bù néng shuō rén huà

你能不能说人话

“Speak like a normal person!”

《COURT!》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 28:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái bì xià ne

还陛下呢

“How about Your Majesty?”

nǐ néng bù néng shuō rén huà CURRENT FOCUS

你能不能 说人话

“Speak like a normal person!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sūn dà míng

孙大名

“Sun Daming!”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING ANNOYANCE
Tone: SNAPPISH
Emotion: IRRITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Cut the nonsense and speak plainly already.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modern Colloquial Cynicism

The expression '说人话' gained widespread popularity among younger urban Chinese to playfully or sharply deflate bureaucratic jargon, pedantry, or melodramatic theatrics.

INTENT TAGS: #impatience #deflating_pretense #demanding_clarity #annoyance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说人话 SPOKEN CHUNK

speak plain English / cut the jargon / talk sense

A highly popular modern slang idiom used to demand clarity when someone is being pretentious or cryptic.

能不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

could you please / can you or can you not

Used in spoken Chinese to express impatience when framing a demand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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