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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9 (27:04) HSK 4
nǐ liǎ hái méi chī wǎn fàn ne ba

你俩还没吃晚饭呢吧

“You guys haven't had dinner yet, have you?”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 27:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi shì

没事

“It's fine.”

nǐ liǎ hái méi chī wǎn fàn ne ba CURRENT FOCUS

你俩 还没吃晚饭 呢吧

“You guys haven't had dinner yet, have you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bù wǒ xiàn zài guò lái zhǎo nǐ ba bié bié bié

“How about I come find you now? No, no, no.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CARING INQUIRY
Tone: CASUAL AND CONVERSATIONAL
Emotion: INTEREST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you haven't eaten yet, let's get food together.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Meal Inquiries as Care

Asking whether someone has eaten is a standard Chinese conversational opening that signals genuine care and warmth rather than mere nosiness.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #hospitality #care #invitation_prelude
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
还没...呢吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

haven't... yet, right?

A conversational pattern used to make an educated guess about an ongoing or incomplete state.

你俩 SPOKEN CHUNK

the two of you

Informal northern colloquialism for 'both of you'.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates an ongoing or current incomplete state.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the question into an assumption seeking mild confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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