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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E38 (31:48) HSK 1
tā nán péng yǒu qǐng wǒ qù dà gǒu chá cān tīng chī fàn nǐ qù bù qù

她男朋友请我去 大狗茶餐厅吃饭 你去不去

“Her boyfriend invited me to dinner. Are you coming?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 31:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yǒu xiǎo yú

还有小鱼

“And Xiaoyu.”

tā nán péng yǒu qǐng wǒ qù dà gǒu chá cān tīng chī fàn nǐ qù bù qù CURRENT FOCUS

她 男朋友 请 我去 大狗茶餐厅 吃饭 你去不去

“Her boyfriend invited me to dinner. Are you coming?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí nán péng yǒu

谁男朋友

“Whose boyfriend?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXTENDING INVITATION
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: INTEREST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Treating Friends (Qingke)

In Chinese social life, new romantic partners often solidify their relationship within the social circle by treating the partner's friends to a meal.

INTENT TAGS: #inviting #casual_inquiry #socializing #tagging_along
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
请我去...吃饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

treats me to a meal at...

Standard pattern '请 + someone + 去 + place + 吃饭' used to express taking someone out for a meal.

你去不去 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you going or not? / do you want to come?

An affirmative-negative question form used casually among close peers to propose joining an activity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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