打听一下 这市场里有几家卖鱼的
“I just want to ask how many fishmongers are there in the market?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是这里的摊主是吧 对啊
“are you the owner of this stall? Yes.”
打听一下 这市场里有几家 卖鱼 的
“I just want to ask how many fishmongers are there in the market?”
就我们两家
“Just the two of us.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using verbal softeners like '打听一下' or verb reduplication eases social distance when asking strangers for commercial information in traditional wet markets.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let me ask / excuse me for inquiring
A polite, conversational opener used before asking for local information or gossip.
fishmonger / fish seller
A colloquial nominal phrase formed with '的' referring to someone practicing that trade.
