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《Go Ahead》 S1·E2 (10:25) HSK 1
chī fàn le ma

吃饭了吗

“Did you have dinner?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 10:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN líng xiāo

凌霄

“Ling Xiao?”

chī fàn le ma CURRENT FOCUS

吃饭了吗

“Did you have dinner?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men jīn tiān chī zhà zhū pái wǒ bà zuò de zhà zhū pái kě hǎo chī le

我们今天吃炸猪排 我爸做的炸猪排 可好吃了

“Today we will have deep-fried spare ribs. My dad's deep-fried spare ribs taste really nice.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: GREETING
Tone: FRIENDLY
Emotion: WARMTH
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Hey there! How are you doing? Come hang out with us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chi Le Ma (Phatic Dining Greeting)

Asking if someone has eaten is a quintessential Chinese greeting rooted in communal care, functioning as phatic communication rather than a purely factual inquiry.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #rapport_building #icebreaking #caring
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
吃饭了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

have you eaten yet?

A classic everyday Chinese greeting used to establish rapport, functionally similar to 'how are you?'

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a simple yes-no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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