Word: 说 (shuō, shuì, yuè)

他说的话前后很矛盾。

Tā shuō de huà qiánhòu hěn máodùn.

What he said is quite contradictory from start to finish.

他说的话很有分量。

Tā shuō de huà hěn yǒu fènliang.

His words carry a lot of weight.

他说的话很难听，我听了很生气。

Tā shuō de huà hěn nántīng, wǒ tīngle hěn shēngqì.

What he said was offensive, and it made me angry to hear it.

他说的话有一定的道理。

Tā shuō de huà yǒu yídìng de dàoli.

There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying.

他说的话有点过分。

Tā shuō de huà yǒudiǎn guòfèn.

What he said was a bit over the line.

他说的话根本毫无意义。

Tā shuō de huà gēnběn háowú yìyì.

What he says makes no sense at all.

他说的话没有一句是真的。

Tā shuō de huà méiyǒu yíjù shì zhēnde.

There is not a scrap of truth in his words.

他说的话真发人深省。

Tā shuō de huà zhēn fārénshēnxǐng.

What he said was really thought-provoking.

他说的话真的伤害了我。

Tā shuō de huà zhēnde shānghàile wǒ.

What he said really hurt me.

他说的话让我很尴尬。

Tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ hěn gāngà.

His words embarrassed me.

他说的话非常重要。

Tā shuō de huà fēicháng zhòngyào.

What he says is very important.

他说自己是被同事诬陷的。

Tā shuō zìjǐ shì bèi tóngshì wūxiàn de.

He said he was framed by a colleague.

他说英文时总要出一点的错。

Tā shuō Yīngwén shí zǒng yào chū yìdiǎn de cuò.

He never speaks English without making a few mistakes.

他说英语吗？

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Does he speak English?

他说英语很大声。

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ hěn dàshēng.

He speaks English very loudly.

他说英语有德国口音。

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ yǒu Déguó kǒuyin.

He speaks English with a German accent.

他说要到我这里来。

Tā shuō yào dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái.

He said he wanted to come to me.

他说过的话，从来不兑现。

Tā shuōguo de huà, cóngláibú duìxiàn.

He never follows through on what he says.

他说那件事纯粹是个误会。

Tā shuō nà jiàn shì chúncuì shì gè wùhuì.

He said that matter was a complete misunderstanding.

他越说越兴奋。

Tā yuè shuō yuè xīngfèn.

As he talked, he got more and more excited.

他跟你说什么了？

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme le?

What did he tell you?

他跟你说什么，你就做什么。

Tā gēn nǐ shuō shénme, nǐ jiù zuò shénme.

Do whatever he tells you.

他跟她说这样的话真是太残忍了。

Tā gēn tā shuō zhèyàng de huà zhēnshi tài cánrěnle.

It is cruel of him to say such things to her.

他跟我们说他不能吃花生。

Tā gēn wǒmen shuō tā bùnéng chī huāshēng.

He told us he couldn't eat peanuts.

他跟我说他要去旅行。

Tā gēn wǒ shuō tā yào qù lǚxíng.

He told me that he was going travelling.

他跟我说没找到。

Tā gēn wǒ shuō méi zhǎodào.

He told me he didn't find it.

他边哭边咽，话都说不清楚。

Tā biān kū biān yàn, huà dōu shuō bù qīngchǔ.

He choked with sobs and couldn't speak clearly.

他还会说俄语。

Tā hái huì shuō Éyǔ.

He can speak Russian as well.

他还说了什么？

Tā hái shuōle shénme?

What else did he say?

他这么说只是一个反问。

Tā zhème shuō zhǐshì yí gè fǎnwèn.

What he said was only a rhetorical question.

他这么说就是为了开玩笑。

Tā zhème shuō jiùshì wèile kāiwánxiào.

He said it merely as a joke.

他这么说很奇怪。

Tā zhème shuō hěn qíguài.

It is strange that he should say so.

他连一声道歉也没有对她说。

Tā lián yìshēng dàoqiàn yě méiyǒu duì tā shuō.

He didn't even apologize to her.

他连再见也不说就走了。

Tā lián zàijiàn yě bù shuō jiù zǒule.

He departed without so much as saying good bye.

他连再见也没说就离开了房间。

Tā lián zàijiàn yě méi shuō jiù líkāile fángjiān.

He left the room without so much as saying good-bye to me.

休学要先跟老师说吗？

Xiūxué yào xiān gēn lǎoshī shuō ma?

Do I need to tell the teacher first to take a leave of absence?

会，我会说中文。

Huì, wǒ huì shuō Zhōngwén.

Yes, I can speak Mandarin.

会说的不如会听的

huì shuō de bùrú huì tīng de

A good talker is no match for a good listener

但如果他说不呢？

Dàn rúguǒ tā shuō bù ne?

But what if he says no?

住久了，自然而然就会说了。

Zhù jiǔle, zìrán'érrán jiù huì shuōle.

Once you've lived there a while, you'll pick up the language naturally.

你不会说英语，是吗？

Nǐ búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ, shì ma?

You can't speak English, can you?

你不教我们说英语。

Nǐ bù jiāo wǒmen shuō Yīngyǔ.

You do not teach us to speak English.

你不用跟我说客套话。

Nǐ búyòng gēn wǒ shuō kètàohuà.

You don't need to stand on ceremony with me.

你不能这么说。

Nǐ bùnéng zhème shuō.

You can't say that.

你为什么说要去公园散步？

Nǐ wèishénme shuō yào qù gōngyuán sànbù?

Why are you saying you want to walk in the park?

你什么也没说！

Nǐ shénme yě méi shuō!

You didn't say anything!

你什么都没跟他说？

Nǐ shénme dōu méi gēn tā shuō?

You didn't tell him anything?

你以前不是这样说的。

Nǐ yǐqián bú shì zhèyàng shuō de.

You did not say so.

你们会说英语吗？

Nǐmen huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Can you speak English?

你们冷静下来，从头开始跟我说。

Nǐmen lěngjìng xiàlai, cóngtóu kāishǐ gēn wǒ shuō.

Calm down, and listen to me speak from the beginning.

你们在听我说吗？

Nǐmen zài tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Are you all listening to me?

你们明白他想说些什么吗？

Nǐmen míngbai tā xiǎng shuō xiē shénme ma?

Can you make out what he is trying to say?

你们说了要参加会议了吗？

Nǐmen shuōle yào cānjiā huìyì le ma?

Did you say you wanted to participate in the meeting?

你们说得对。

Nǐmen shuō de duì.

You guys are right.

你会说上海话吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Shànghǎi huà ma?

Can you speak Shanghainese?

你会说中文吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?

Do you speak Chinese?

你会说义大利语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Yìdàlìyǔ ma?

Do you speak Italian?

你会说什么语言？

Nǐ huì shuō shénme yǔyán?

What languages do you speak?

你会说低地德语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō dī dì Déyǔ ma?

Can you speak Low German?

你会说哪些语言？

Nǐ huì shuō nǎxiē yǔyán?

What languages do you speak?

你会说库德语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō kù Déyǔ ma?

Do you speak Kurdish?

你会说德语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Déyǔ ma?

Do you speak German?

你会说日语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Rìyǔ ma?

Can you speak Japanese?

你会说法语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Fǎyǔ ma?

Can you speak French?

你会说波斯话吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Bōsī huà ma?

Do you speak Farsi?

你会说简单的英语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō jiǎndān de Yīngyǔ ma?

Could you say that in plain English?

你会说英语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Can you speak English?

你会说葡萄牙语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Pútáoyáyǔ ma?

Can you speak Portuguese?

你会说西班牙语。

Nǐ huì shuō Xībānyáyǔ.

You can speak Spanish.

你会说马来话吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Mǎlái huà ma?

Do you speak Malay?

你冷静下来，从头开始跟我说。

Nǐ lěngjìng xiàlai, cóngtóu kāishǐ gēn wǒ shuō.

Calm down and explain it from the beginning.

你刚刚说的，我完全没听明白。

Nǐ gānggang shuō de, wǒ wánquán méi tīng míngbai.

I didn't understand anything you just said.

你刚才在说啥？

Nǐ gāngcái zài shuō shá?

What did you just say?

你刚才说的话自相矛盾。

Nǐ gāngcái shuō de huà zìxiāngmáodùn.

What you just said contradicts itself.

你刚说了什么？

Nǐ gāng shuōle shénme?

What was that you just said?

你刚说的是什么地方？

Nǐ gāng shuō de shì shénme dìfang?

What place were you just talking about?

你到底有没有听我说的话？

Nǐ dàodǐ yǒuméiyǒu tīng wǒ shuō de huà?

Did you listen at all to what I said?

你千万不要和你父母说这件事。

Nǐ qiānwàn búyào hé nǐ fùmǔ shuō zhè jiàn shì.

You mustn't tell that to your parents.

你只要说句话，我就走。

Nǐ zhǐyào shuō jù huà, wǒ jiù zǒu.

All you have to do is say the word, and I'll leave.

你可以说你想说的话。

Nǐ kěyǐ shuō nǐ xiǎng shuō de huà.

You can say whatever you want to.

你可以说慢一点吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ shuō màn yìdiǎn ma?

Would you speak more slowly, please?

你可以这么说。

Nǐ kěyǐ zhème shuō.

You could say that.

你听见我说的了吗？

Nǐ tīngjiàn wǒ shuō de le ma?

Did you hear what I said?

你听过别人说世界语吗？

Nǐ tīngguo biéren shuō Shìjièyǔ ma?

Have you ever heard someone speaking Esperanto?

你在听我说吗？

Nǐ zài tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Do you hear what I'm saying?

你在哪里说世界语？

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ shuō Shìjièyǔ?

Where do you use Esperanto?

你在学校里说上海话吗？

Nǐ zài xuéxiào lǐ shuō Shànghǎi huà ma?

Do you speak the Shanghai dialect at school?

你在家里不说英语。

Nǐ zài jiālǐ bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

You don't speak English in your home.

你在说什么？

Nǐ zài shuō shénme?

What're you saying?

你在说什么呢？

Nǐ zài shuō shénme ne?

What are you talking about?

你在说他吗？

Nǐ zài shuō tā ma?

Are you talking about him?

你在说哪个游戏？

Nǐ zài shuō nǎge yóuxì?

Which game are you talking about?

你在说我吗？

Nǐ zài shuō wǒ ma?

Are you referring to me?

你在说汉语。

Nǐ zài shuō Hànyǔ.

You are speaking Chinese.

你在这里必须说英语。

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ bìxū shuō Yīngyǔ.

You have to speak English here.

你大胆说，不用害怕。

Nǐ dàdǎn shuō, búyòng hàipà.

Speak boldly, there's no need to be afraid.

你姑且听我说完再决定。

Nǐ gūqiě tīng wǒ shuō wán zài juédìng.

Just hear me out for now, then decide.

你实际上想说什么？

Nǐ shíjìshàng xiǎng shuō shénme?

What do you really want to say?

你对他说的话让他感觉好多了。

Nǐ duì tā shuō de huà ràng tā gǎnjué hǎoduō le.

Whatever you said to him made him feel better.

你应该多注意他说的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō zhùyì tā shuō de huà.

You should pay more attention to what he says.