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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E16 (38:03) HSK 1
nǐ shì hú míng hú zhì de mā mā shì ba duì wǒ shì

你是胡明胡志的妈妈是吧 对 我是

“You are Hu Ming and Hu Zhi's mother, right? Yes, I am.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 38:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yáng lǎo shī

杨老师

“Mr. Yang.”

nǐ shì hú míng hú zhì de mā mā shì ba duì wǒ shì CURRENT FOCUS

你 是 胡明胡志 的妈妈是吧 对 我是

“You are Hu Ming and Hu Zhi's mother, right? Yes, I am.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ qiáo qiáo

你瞧瞧

“Take a look.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: CONFIRMING INFORMATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Identity in School Contexts

In Chinese school environments, mothers are routinely addressed or identified by their children's names rather than their own.

INTENT TAGS: #identification #confirmation #verification #acknowledgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

Right? / Isn't it?

Appended to statements to seek agreement or confirm an assumed fact.

对我是 SPOKEN CHUNK

Yes, I am.

Standard conversational confirmation combining agreement ('对') and identity verification ('我是').

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Solicits confirmation of a presumption the speaker already believes to be true.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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