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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9 (37:09) HSK 1
yán lǎo shī nǐ zài tīng wǒ shuō huà ma

颜老师 你在听我说话吗

“Ms. Yan, are you listening to me?”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 37:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi

喂

“Hello?”

yán lǎo shī nǐ zài tīng wǒ shuō huà ma CURRENT FOCUS

颜老师 你 在听我说话吗

“Ms. Yan, are you listening to me?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ tīng zhe ne

我听着呢

“I'm listening.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: CHECKING ATTENTION
Tone: INQUIRING
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You seem spaced out; focus on what I'm saying.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Addressing (Surname + 老师)

Addressing a colleague or instructor as 'Surname + Teacher' is the standard polite address in Chinese educational settings and creative industries.

INTENT TAGS: #attention_seeking #checking_presence #prompting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你在听我说话吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Are you listening to me?

Standard conversational phrase used when suspecting that the listener has zoned out or lost connection.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a direct yes-no question checking the listener's engagement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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