你们平常有在用社交平台吗?
“Do you usually use social media?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好…
“- Okay. - Okay.”
你们平常 有在 用社交平台 吗 ?
“Do you usually use social media?”
啊?
“Huh?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '有在 + verb' to indicate habitual actions is characteristic of Taiwanese Mandarin and modern southern colloquial speech, softening the directness of inquiries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
social media platform
Standard modern term referring to apps like WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, or Instagram.
habitually / usually do...
Common Taiwanese Mandarin structure expressing habitual aspect equivalent to 'regularly do something'.
Turns the declarative sentence into a standard yes-or-no question.