你老几来着 老三
“Which one are you again? The third.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
家里人多真好啊
“It's nice to have a big family.”
你 老几 来着 老三
“Which one are you again? The third.”
老三
“The third.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional large families, siblings are frequently referenced by birth rank (e.g., Lao Da, Lao Er, Lao San) rather than given names.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
which child in birth order
An informal way to ask about someone's ranking among their siblings.
again (used when recalling a forgotten fact)
Placed at the end of a sentence to indicate that the speaker temporarily forgot a piece of previously known information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“then the three of us”
“Besides, Laosan ended up in that state,”
“-To Fu. -Come on. Nice one!”
“Be careful. You're not helping.”
“(we three basked in Laoda's glory.)”
“before the others get here, let me ask you something.”