我不是跟你说过吗？
“I told you”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have another matter to ask you about.”
我不是 跟你说过 吗 ？
“I told you”
马厩登记的货物
“goods logged under the stables”
“Stop asking me about this, I already gave you my answer.”
Using a negative rhetorical question in spoken Chinese frequently signals that the speaker considers the listener's question redundant or irritatingly repetitive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't... / isn't it the case that...
A rhetorical negative question frame used to assert a known fact and challenge the other party's memory or motives.
told you before
Commonly used to remind someone of a previous conversation or to complain about repeated questions.
Converts the statement into a rhetorical question expressing disbelief or annoyance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Didn't I just mention him?”
“Didn't I tell you before?”
“have I ever told you?”
“Didn't I make myself clear?”
“Didn't I tell you before? When it comes to work,”