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《Mama Go!》 S1·E13 (08:01) HSK 3
jiù zhè ge ā yí néng bù néng bié zài jiào le

就这个阿姨能不能别再叫了

“Can you stop calling me Auntie?”

《Mama Go!》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 08:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu

有

“Yes.”

jiù zhè ge ā yí néng bù néng bié zài jiào le CURRENT FOCUS

就这个 阿姨 能不能别 再 叫 了

“Can you stop calling me Auntie?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhè tīng zhe shí zài shì tài biè niǔ le

“It sounds really awkward to me.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MAKING A PLEA
Tone: PLEADING AND EXASPERATED
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop calling me Auntie, it makes me sound so old and it's super awkward!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sensitivities Around Kinship Terms (阿姨)

In contemporary Chinese culture, being addressed as 'Auntie' (阿姨) by young adults can trigger age anxiety, as it marks a woman as middle-aged.

INTENT TAGS: #plea #boundary_setting #correcting_address #expressing_discomfort
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
能不能别再 SPOKEN CHUNK

could you please stop doing...

A common spoken formula used to urge someone to discontinue an irritating action.

叫了 SPOKEN CHUNK

calling/addressing anymore

Refers to calling someone by a specific title or name, combined with 'le' indicating cessation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the cessation of an ongoing action when paired with '别再' (stop doing).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 11 GRAMMAR
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