所以还是想买是不是
“So you want to buy it, huh?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Where did you get this? It's not mine. I wouldn't know where to buy it even if I wanted to.”
所以 还是想买 是不是
“So you want to buy it, huh?”
王萍
“Wang Ping,”
“Stop making excuses about availability; admit that you really want it.”
In close relationships, Chinese speakers often bypass polite indirectness to directly expose the other person's veiled desires.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still want to buy; after all, want to buy
Used to pinpoint someone's persistent desire despite objections or practical obstacles.
isn't it?; right?
Placed at the end of a sentence to seek confirmation or force an admission.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“or we'll have to buy a new one.”
“I'll buy you a different model. How's that?”
“was no longer available, right?”
“I'll buy them. I'll definitely buy them this time.”
“Then we'd better not eat anymore.”
“but I still want to ask”