Word: 讲 (jiǎng)

对不起，我没讲清楚。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ méi jiǎng qīngchu.

I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear.

对着风扇动嘴，讲得好凉快

duì zhe fēngshàn dòngzuǐ, jiǎng de hǎo liángkuai

moving your mouth in front of a fan: talking so coolly

床头打架,床尾讲和

chuángtóu dǎjià,chuáng wěi jiǎng hé

fight at the head of the bed, make peace at the foot

当然会的，不过上海话不太会讲。

Dāngrán huì de, búguò Shànghǎi huà bú tài huì jiǎng.

Sure I can, although I can't really speak Shanghainese.

您会讲普通话吗？

Nín huì jiǎng pǔtōnghuà ma?

Can you speak Mandarin?

您有会讲日语的员工吗？

Nín yǒu huì jiǎng Rìyǔ de yuángōng ma?

Do you have any employees who speak Japanese?

我不会讲日本话。

Wǒ búhuì jiǎng Rìběn huà.

I don't speak Japanese.

我不明白他在讲什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai tā zài jiǎng shénme.

I don't understand what he's saying.

我不跟他讲这件事。

Wǒ bù gēn tā jiǎng zhè jiàn shì.

I do not speak to him about this thing.

我们不讲法语。

Wǒmen bù jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

We don't speak French.

我们并不是全部都会讲英语。

Wǒmen bìng bú shì quánbù dōu huì jiǎng Yīngyǔ.

Not all of us can speak English.

我会讲五国语言。

Wǒ huì jiǎng wǔ guó yǔyán.

I can speak five languages.

我会讲英语。

Wǒ huì jiǎng Yīngyǔ.

I can speak English.

我刚发现你能讲法语。

Wǒ gāng fāxiàn nǐ néng jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

I just found out that you can speak French.

我喜欢讲法语。

Wǒ xǐhuan jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

I like speaking in French.

我喜欢讲西班牙语。

Wǒ xǐhuan jiǎng Xībānyáyǔ.

I love speaking Spanish.

我奶奶常给我讲华佗的故事。

Wǒ nǎinai cháng gěi wǒ jiǎng Huà Tuó de gùshi.

My grandma often tells me stories about Hua Tuo.

我希望你不要讲谎话。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ búyào jiǎng huǎnghuà.

I hope you stop telling me lies.

我得顺便给你讲件事。

Wǒ děi shùnbiàn gěi nǐ jiǎng jiàn shì.

By the way, I've got to tell you something.

我想给你们讲一个关于旅游的故事。

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐmen jiǎng yí gè guānyú lǚyóu de gùshi.

I'd like to tell you a story about travelling.

我想给你们讲一个故事。

Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐmen jiǎng yí gè gùshi.

I'd like to tell you a story.

我想讲一口流利的英语。

Wǒ xiǎng jiǎng yìkǒu liúlì de Yīngyǔ.

I would like to speak English fluently.

我想讲法语。

Wǒ xiǎng jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

I want to speak in French.

我有话要跟你讲。

Wǒ yǒu huà yào gēn nǐ jiǎng.

I need to talk with you.

我每天工作时都讲法语。

Wǒ měitiān gōngzuò shí dōu jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

I speak French every day at work.

“我爱你”用法语怎么讲？

“Wǒ ài nǐ”yòng Fǎyǔ zěnme jiǎng?

How do you say "I love you" in French?

我父亲能把英语讲得很好。

Wǒ fùqīn néng bǎ Yīngyǔ jiǎng de hěn hǎo.

My father can speak English well.

我的女儿不会讲世界语。

Wǒ de nǚ'ér búhuì jiǎng Shìjièyǔ.

My daughter doesn't speak Esperanto.

我的猫不会讲西班牙语。

Wǒ de māo búhuì jiǎng Xībānyáyǔ.

My cat doesn't speak Spanish.

我认为她不会讲法语。

Wǒ rènwéi tā búhuì jiǎng Fǎyǔ.

I don't think she can speak French.

我认识一个俄语讲得很好的人。

Wǒ rènshi yí gè Éyǔ jiǎng de hěn hǎo de rén.

I know a man who can speak Russian well.

我讲因特语。

Wǒ jiǎng yīn tè yǔ.

I speak Interlingua.

我讲法语和英语。

Wǒ jiǎng Fǎyǔ hé Yīngyǔ.

I speak French and English.

把他说的讲给我听。

Bǎ tā shuō de jiǎng gěi wǒ tīng.

Tell me what he said.

把你的故事讲给我听听。

Bǎ nǐ de gùshi jiǎng gěi wǒ tīngtīng.

Tell me your story.

排队要讲先后，不能插队。

Páiduì yào jiǎng xiānhòu, bùnéng chāduì.

In a queue you go by order of arrival, so no cutting in.

教授今年开课讲历史。

Jiàoshòu jīnnián kāikè jiǎng lìshǐ.

This year the professor is giving a course on history.

文章开头讲了当前的形势。

Wénzhāng kāitóu jiǎngle dāngqián de xíngshì.

The article begins with an account of the current situation.

旅游团的导游讲得很有趣。

Lǚyóutuán de dǎoyóu jiǎng de hěn yǒuqù.

The tour group's guide tells things in a very interesting way.

易经讲的是变化的道理。

Yìjīng jiǎng de shì biànhuà de dàoli.

The Book of Changes is about the principles of change.

有人在讲汉语。

Yǒurén zài jiǎng Hànyǔ.

There are people speaking Mandarin.

歌谣里讲了一个故事。

Gēyáo lǐ jiǎngle yí gè gùshi.

The ballad tells a story.

每个人都该会讲他的母语。

Měige rén dōu gāi huì jiǎng tā de mǔyǔ.

Every person should be able to speak their mother tongue.

灯一拨就亮，理一讲就明

dēng yì bō jiù liàng, lǐ yì jiǎng jiù míng

a lamp brightens once trimmed; a principle is clear once explained

父亲的英语讲得比妈妈好。

Fùqīn de Yīngyǔ jiǎng de bǐ māma hǎo.

Dad's English is better than Mum's.

爷爷常给我讲烈士的故事。

Yéye cháng gěi wǒ jiǎng lièshì de gùshi.

Grandpa often tells me stories about martyrs.

爷爷爱听人讲章回小说。

Yéye ài tīng rén jiǎng zhānghuíxiǎoshuō.

Grandpa loves listening to people tell chapter-style novels.

爷爷给我们讲了这个地名的由来。

Yéye gěi wǒmen jiǎngle zhège dìmíng de yóulái.

Grandpa told us the origin of this place name.

爹地喜欢讲有趣的事。

Diē dì xǐhuan jiǎng yǒuqù de shì.

Daddy loves to say funny things.

瓜好吃不讲老嫩，人对眼不讲丑俊

guā hǎochī bù jiǎng lǎo nèn, rén duì yǎn bù jiǎng chǒu jùn

if a melon tastes good you don't mind if it's ripe or young; if someone catches your eye you don't mind plain or pretty

电影讲了两个阶级的爱情。

Diànyǐng jiǎngle liǎng gè jiējí de àiqíng.

The film tells a love story across two social classes.

真理越辩越明，道理越讲越清

zhēnlǐ yuè biàn yuè míng, dàoli yuè jiǎng yuè qīng

truth gets clearer the more it is debated, reason gets clearer the more it is explained

稻多打出米来，人多讲出理来

dào duō dǎ chū mǐ lái, rén duō jiǎng chū lǐ lái

much rice yields grain when threshed; many people talking bring out the reason

给我讲个好故事。

Gěi wǒ jiǎng gè hǎo gùshi.

Tell me a good story.

给我讲讲关于德国的事吧。

Gěi wǒ jiǎng jiǎng guānyú Déguó de shì ba.

Tell me about Germany.

老人讲了一个神秘的故事。

Lǎorén jiǎngle yí gè shénmì de gùshi.

The old man told a mysterious story.

老兵讲了战友壮烈的故事。

Lǎobīng jiǎngle zhànyǒu zhuàngliè de gùshi.

The old soldier told the brave story of his comrade.

老师也会讲中文吗？

Lǎoshī yě huì jiǎng Zhōngwén ma?

Can the teacher speak Chinese, too?

老师在讲国内生产总值。

Lǎoshī zài jiǎng guónèishēngchǎnzǒngzhí.

The teacher is talking about GDP.

老师在讲物体下落的定律。

Lǎoshī zài jiǎng wùtǐ xiàluò de dìnglǜ.

The teacher is explaining the law of falling objects.

老师着重讲了这一课的语法。

Lǎoshī zhuózhòng jiǎngle zhè yí kè de yǔfǎ.

The teacher put special emphasis on the grammar of this lesson.

老师给我们讲了这句诗里的典故。

Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen jiǎngle zhè jù shī lǐ de diǎngù.

The teacher told us about the allusion in this line of poetry.

老师讲了古代的专制制度。

Lǎoshī jiǎngle gǔdài de zhuānzhì zhìdù.

The teacher talked about the autocratic systems of ancient times.

老师讲了古代的阶级关系。

Lǎoshī jiǎngle gǔdài de jiējí guānxi.

The teacher talked about class relations in ancient times.

老师讲了孙中山的故事。

Lǎoshī jiǎngle Sūn Zhōngshān de gùshi.

The teacher told us the story of Sun Yat-sen.

老师讲了涅槃的故事。

Lǎoshī jiǎngle nièpán de gùshi.

The teacher told a story about nirvana.

老师讲了长征的故事。

Lǎoshī jiǎngle chángzhēng de gùshi.

The teacher told the story of the Long March.

茶馆里今天有人讲评书吗？

Cháguǎn lǐ jīntiān yǒurén jiǎng píngshū ma?

Is anyone telling pingshu at the teahouse today?

西游记讲的是取经的故事。

Xīyóujì jiǎng de shì qǔjīng de gùshi.

Journey to the West tells the story of a quest for scriptures.

让我先讲完好吗？

Ràng wǒ xiān jiǎng wánhǎo ma?

Can you let me finish speaking?

讲仁义的人不会欺负别人。

Jiǎng rényì de rén búhuì qīfu biéren.

Someone who values benevolence and righteousness won't bully others.

讲到埃及就想到了尼罗河。

Jiǎng dào Āijí jiù xiǎngdàole Níluóhé.

We associate Egypt with the Nile.

讲外语是不容易的。

Jiǎng wàiyǔ shì bù róngyì de.

Speaking foreign languages is not easy.

许多国家的人讲英文。

Xǔduō guójiā de rén jiǎng Yīngwén.

English is spoken in a lot of countries.

请你用白话再讲一遍好吗？

Qǐng nǐ yòng báihuà zài jiǎng yíbiàn hǎo ma?

Could you say it again in plain spoken language?

请你给我讲讲引力波吧。

Qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ jiǎng jiǎng yǐnlìbō ba.

Please tell me about gravitational waves.

请容许我把故事讲完。

Qǐng róngxǔ wǒ bǎ gùshi jiǎng wán.

Please bear with me until I finish the story.

请继续讲你的故事。

Qǐng jìxù jiǎng nǐ de gùshi.

Please go on with your story.

请讲慢一点。

Qǐng jiǎng màn yìdiǎn.

Please speak a little more slowly.

请讲给我听。

Qǐng jiǎng gěi wǒ tīng.

Please tell me about it.

谢谢，我讲完了。

Xièxie, wǒ jiǎng wánle.

Thank you, I've finished talking.

跟我讲讲那件事。

Gēn wǒ jiǎng jiǎng nà jiàn shì.

Tell me about it!

辩证法讲的是矛盾和变化。

Biànzhèngfǎ jiǎng de shì máodùn hé biànhuà.

Dialectics is about contradiction and change.

过头饭难吃，过头话难讲

guòtóu fàn nán chī, guòtóuhuà nán jiǎng

overdone rice is hard to eat; overdone words are hard to say

这个商店里的人讲世界语。

Zhège shāngdiàn lǐ de rén jiǎng Shìjièyǔ.

In this store they speak in Esperanto.

这个故事是老张给我讲的。

Zhège gùshi shì lǎo zhāng gěi wǒ jiǎng de.

Lao Zhang told me this story.

这个辅导班的老师讲得很清楚。

Zhège fǔdǎobān de lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn qīngchu.

The teacher in this tutoring class explains things very clearly.

这出越剧讲的是爱情故事。

Zhè chū yuèjù jiǎng de shì àiqíng gùshi.

This Yue opera is about a love story.

这本书专门讲汉语熟语。

Zhè běn shū zhuānmén jiǎng Hànyǔ shúyǔ.

This book is devoted to Chinese idioms.

这本书讲亲子关系。

Zhè běn shū jiǎng qīnzǐ guānxi.

This book is about the parent-child relationship.

这本书讲的是中国历史。

Zhè běn shū jiǎng de shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ.

This book talks about Chinese history.

这部影片讲了一家人的故事。

Zhè bù yǐngpiàn jiǎngle yìjiārén de gùshi.

This movie tells the story of a family.

这部电影讲了一家人的悲欢离合。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎngle yìjiārén de bēihuānlíhé.

This film tells of one family's joys and sorrows.

这部纪录片讲的是核武器的历史。

Zhè bù jìlùpiàn jiǎng de shì héwǔqì de lìshǐ.

This documentary is about the history of nuclear weapons.

这门课主要讲辩证法的基本观点。

Zhè mén kè zhǔyào jiǎng biànzhèngfǎ de jīběn guāndiǎn.

This course mainly covers the basic ideas of dialectics.

这首歌谣讲了一个故事。

Zhè shǒu gēyáo jiǎngle yí gè gùshi.

This ballad tells a story.

那位老师讲的历史课引人入胜。

Nà wèi lǎoshī jiǎng de lìshǐ kè yǐnrénrùshèng.

The history lessons that teacher gives are fascinating.

领导开会总爱讲官话。

Lǐngdǎo kāihuì zǒng ài jiǎng guānhuà.

The boss always spouts officialese in meetings.

黄帝内经讲养生的道理。

Huángdìnèijīng jiǎng yǎngshēng de dàoli.

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon explains the principles of staying healthy.

齐民要术是讲种田的书。

Qímínyàoshù shì jiǎng zhòngtián de shū.

Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People is a book about farming.