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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E30 (11:23) HSK 2
bú shì gēn nǐ shuō le wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān gēn nǐ chī fàn ma

不是跟你说了 我没有时间跟你吃饭吗

“I said I didn't have time for dinner.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 11:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zěn me lái le

你怎么来了

“Why are you here?”

bú shì gēn nǐ shuō le wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān gēn nǐ chī fàn ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是跟你说了 我没有 时间 跟 你吃 饭 吗

“I said I didn't have time for dinner.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ méi shí jiān wǒ yǒu shí jiān

你没时间我有时间

“You don't, but I do.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you here bothering me when I already clearly turned you down?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Refusal vs. Persistence

While Chinese interpersonal communication often favors indirect politeness, repeated unwanted advances trigger blunt, face-threatening confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #reprimand #annoyance #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是跟你说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

Didn't I tell you already...

Used at the start of a sentence to express impatience when repeating an earlier statement or refusal.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that reinforces the speaker's irritation and prior warning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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