他和你在一起的时候 没有跟你说过他奶奶的事情吧
“When he was with you, he never told you about her, did he?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他奶奶
“His grandmother?”
他 和你在一起 的时候 没有 跟你说过 他奶奶 的事情 吧
“When he was with you, he never told you about her, did he?”
“We were only together for less than two months.”
“He hasn't truly opened up to you, has he?”
In Chinese dating culture, sharing details about one's extended family, especially elders like grandparents, signifies serious emotional commitment and trust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be in a relationship / to date
The standard colloquial term in modern spoken Chinese for being romantically involved.
Softens the inquiry while indicating the speaker strongly assumes their presumption is correct.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's that when I'm with you, I don't feel like we're dating at all.”
“and be with him.”
“There is absolutely nothing going on between him and me”
“I want to be with you”
“Why weren't you afraid when you date me?”
“I feel joy when I'm with you.”