两三周前吧 住哪儿 就前面这个楼
“Two or three weeks ago. Where does he live? The building in front.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Yes. He often comes to buy cigarettes. When did he buy cigarettes from you last time?”
两三周前吧 住哪儿 就前面 这个 楼
“Two or three weeks ago. Where does he live? The building in front.”
“Sometimes he is lazy, so he will call me and ask me to send him a pack.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Small convenience store owners in Chinese urban neighborhoods often know residents' habits and whereabouts well, serving as primary witnesses in community inquiries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
two or three weeks ago
A natural way to give an approximate timeframe in past recollections.
right in this building ahead
Used for straightforward spatial pointing in colloquial speech.
Expresses an estimate or mild uncertainty regarding the exact time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In the future, you can stay there or at your old place as you please.”
“- Could he live nearby? - Mm-hmm. Came down for a smoke.”
“If you're used to living here, you can stay.”
“They lived there back then. Who knows where they live now?”
“Where is the place you found for him? This one is unoccupied.”
“the elderly woman would move in such a short time, right?”