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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (29:12) HSK 3
zài jiā yī tào cān jù ba yī huì er hái yǒu yī wèi hǎo de shāo děng

再加一套餐具吧 一会儿还有一位 好的 稍等

“Please add another set of utensils. There will be one more person. Alright, just a moment.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 29:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men cháng cháng kàn

你们尝尝看

“Give it a try.”

zài jiā yī tào cān jù ba yī huì er hái yǒu yī wèi hǎo de shāo děng CURRENT FOCUS

再加 一套餐具吧 一会儿 还有一位 好的 稍等

“Please add another set of utensils. There will be one more person. Alright, just a moment.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yuē le shuí a

你约了谁啊

“Who did you invite?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: REQUESTING SERVICE
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Service Etiquette

Using '位' (wèi) instead of '个' (gè) when referring to guests reflects formal respect and courtesy towards fellow diners.

INTENT TAGS: #request #hospitality #dining_etiquette #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
餐具 SPOKEN CHUNK

tableware / cutlery and dishes

The standard term when asking for plates, bowls, chopsticks, and cups in a dining setting.

还有一位 SPOKEN CHUNK

one more person is coming

A polite and standard way to indicate an additional arriving guest, using the respectful measure word 位.

稍等 SPOKEN CHUNK

just a moment

Standard polite service response indicating quick compliance with a customer request.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the request to the server, making the imperative sentence sound polite and considerate.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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