我昨天都差点没认出来他
“I almost didn't recognize him yesterday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
确实是挺大的
“Ou Xiaojue has changed quite a bit over the years.”
我昨天 都 差点没 认出来 他
“I almost didn't recognize him yesterday.”
林小姐是跟晓觉很熟吗
“Miss Lin, are you familiar with Xiaojue?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese interpersonal interactions, directly noting that someone has changed significantly in appearance is a normal social icebreaker rather than a taboo.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost didn't / nearly
A classic spoken pattern where both '差点' and '差点没' can idiomatically mean that an undesirable event almost happened or barely failed to happen.
to recognize
Resultative compound used specifically for recognizing someone by sight or voice.
