HEYGOW ASMR

Drawing someone out

10 phrases
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hòulái ne?
后来呢?
ENand then?
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ránhòu zěnmeyàng le?
然后怎么样了?
ENwhat happened next?
HD
nǐ jiēzhe shuō.
你接着说。
ENgo on
HD
jùtǐ shuōshuo kàn.
具体说说看。
ENtell me more precisely
HD
bǐrú shuō?
比如说?
ENsuch as?
HD
nǐ de yìsi shì?
你的意思是?
ENmeaning...?
HD
néng jǔ ge lìzi ma?
能举个例子吗?
ENcould you give an example?
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nà jiéguǒ ne?
那结果呢?
ENso how did it turn out?
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shuō xiàqù.
说下去。
ENcarry on
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wǒ zài tīng ne.
我在听呢。
ENI'm listening

后来呢 - and then? - is the two-syllable engine of Chinese storytelling: keep saying it and the other person keeps going. 我在听呢 - I'm listening - uses the 呢 particle to mark an ongoing state, and it is what you say when the speaker pauses to check.