他什么时候丢的呀 也就几天前 大概七月初吧
“When did he go missing? Just a couple of days ago, around early July.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是啊 对
“Yes. Yep.”
他 什么时候丢的 呀 也就几天前 大概七月初 吧
“When did he go missing? Just a couple of days ago, around early July.”
黄昏草 最早就是在这三个村子同时爆发
“These 3 villages were where the issue of Twilight Grass first broke out at the same time. [Xucheng] [Got poisoned on the ship— the Nan'an] [Xiacheng]”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In casual Chinese, speakers frequently ask a rhetorical or prompt question ('他什么时候丢的呀') and answer it immediately themselves to guide the interlocutor's train of thought.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just a few days ago / merely a few days ago
'也就' minimizes the duration or quantity, emphasizing how recent the occurrence was.
probably around early July
Use '大概...吧' to frame an estimation when you are not completely certain of the exact date.
Softens the interrogative question to sound conversational rather than harsh.
Indicates an educated guess or approximation regarding the date.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So they don't know how or when it went missing.”
“it would be embarrassing.”
“When did she leave? Stop pretending, okay?”
“But when was I exposed?”
“What, am I embarrassing you?”
“But now, what's going on? When you're discarded,”