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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (17:06) HSK 6
nǐ zěn me bù xiān wèn wèn rén jiā yǒu méi yǒu kòng a nà ge

你怎么不先问问人家有没有空啊 那个

“Why don't you ask if they're free first? Well, if tomorrow doesn't work, then another day.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 17:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lín zǒng bèi lǜ shī hái yǒu zhōu mèi jiě dōu hěn máng de

“Ms. Lin, Lawyer Bei, and Zhou Mei are all very busy.”

nǐ zěn me bù xiān wèn wèn rén jiā yǒu méi yǒu kòng a nà ge CURRENT FOCUS

你怎么不 先 问问人 家 有没有空 啊 那个

“Why don't you ask if they're free first? Well, if tomorrow doesn't work, then another day.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN míng tiān méi kòng nà gǎi tiān nǎ tiān yǒu kòng de shí hòu qǐng dà jiā chī gè fàn

明天没空那改天 哪天有空的时候 请大家吃个饭

“Well, if tomorrow doesn't work, then another day. Whenever you're free, I'll treat you.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: CRITICAL AND QUESTIONING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are being presumptuous by inviting people without checking their availability first.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Consultative Courtesy (客气)

In Chinese social dining etiquette, inviting busy or higher-status individuals requires prior delicate inquiry rather than spontaneous or presumed attendance.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #etiquette_reminder #scheduling #social_awareness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
问问人家 SPOKEN CHUNK

ask other people

A colloquial way to refer to the parties involved with a sense of social distance or respect.

有没有空 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether one has free time

Standard conversational phrasing when checking someone's availability.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an urging, mildly reproachful tone to the rhetorical question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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