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《Go Ahead》 S1·E39 (40:15) HSK 3
méi yǒu qǐng qí tā rén ma

没有请其他人吗

“No one else is invited?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 40:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè xiè ā yí bú kè qì

谢谢阿姨 不客气

“Thank you, Ms. Chen. You're welcome.”

méi yǒu qǐng qí tā rén ma CURRENT FOCUS

没有 请其他人 吗

“No one else is invited?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù qǐng wǒ yí gè rén

就请我一个人

“You invited just me?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE AND CAUTIOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait, am I really the only person who was invited?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dining Etiquette and Exclusivity

In Chinese social dining, being invited alone carries much greater intimacy and pressure than being part of a group banquet, prompting guests to clarify expectations.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #guest_list_check #social_calibration #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
其他人 SPOKEN CHUNK

other people / others

A versatile pronoun chunk used to refer to any third parties outside the current context.

没有……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't [subject] ... ? / have [subject] not ... ?

A standard negative question structure used to confirm whether an action took place.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the sentence into a standard yes-or-no question seeking factual verification.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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