阿姨 这象 是他什么时候送您的
“Auntie, when did he give you this elephant?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
务实挺好的呀
“Being practical is good.”
阿姨 这象 是他 什么时候 送您的
“Auntie, when did he give you this elephant?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Addressing elders with 'nin' rather than 'ni' is an essential marker of deference and good manners in spoken Mandarin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when was it given to you
A polite past-event inquiry using the honorific pronoun 'nin' and the 'shi...de' construction to emphasize time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mrs. Jun, this is for you. Just coming over is enough. It's only right.”
“Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, these are gifts I brought for you.”
“Ma'am, after so many years, you haven't changed a little and you look so young.”
“Why did you drive the car to the neighborhood? It's very hot today,”
“Mrs. Qi, please don't think like that.”
“Madam, I don't need these anymore. If you like them, you can have them.”