那 那个什么来着 就是 不是
“What is it called again? Well...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是因为 我想把印刷一条街 变成我们月海的那个
“because I want to turn the printing street into Yuehai's...”
那 那个什么来着 就是 不是
“What is it called again? Well...”
“You said it yourself during the campaign.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Colloquial spoken Chinese relies heavily on phrases like '那个什么来着' to buy cognitive time during discussions without relinquishing the floor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what was that thing called again?; what was it?
A very natural spoken filler used when momentarily struggling to recall a word, name, or detail.
Indicates a past event or detail that the speaker is currently struggling to recall from memory.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well...”
“Where are you going?”
“Then... why are you giving me this?”
“Then why does it look like this?”
“Well, that was just a joke.”
“T-Then let me ask in advance.”