麻烦问一下现在几点了
“Do you have the time?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
同志
“Excuse me.”
麻烦问一下 现在几 点了
“Do you have the time?”
“11:30. 11:30? Thanks.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Prefixing a query with phrases like '麻烦' softens the imposition on a stranger and adheres to standard Chinese public decorum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
excuse me, may I ask...
A highly polite and natural formulaic opener used when asking strangers for directions or information.
what time is it
The standard spoken formula for checking the time.
Indicates the current state of elapsed time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Look at the time!”
“Look how late it is.”
“- Look at the hour. - Not a sign of the procession.”
“At a time like this,”
“[Gu] What time is it already? Why haven't they arrived yet?”
“How long will it take us to go through them all?”