Word: 说 (shuō, shuì, yuè)

大家在说什么啊？

Dàjiā zài shuō shénme a?

What are you all talking about?

大家都说他是个好人。

Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì gè hǎo rén.

Everyone says that he's a good man.

大家都说我是错的。

Dàjiā dōu shuō wǒ shì cuò de.

Everyone said that I was wrong.

大路边打草鞋,有的说长,有的说短

dà lùbiān dǎ cǎoxié,yǒu de shuō cháng,yǒu de shuō duǎn

making straw sandals by the road: some say long, some say short

大部分美国人都会说英语。

Dàbùfen Měiguórén dōu huì shuō Yīngyǔ.

Most Americans can speak English.

大风吹倒梧桐树，自有旁人说短长

dàfēngchuī dǎo wútóng shù, zìyǒu pángrén shuō duǎncháng

when a gale topples the parasol tree, bystanders will have their say

奶奶常说，家和万事兴。

Nǎinai cháng shuō, jiāhéwànshìxīng.

Grandma often says that when the family is in harmony, everything prospers.

她一个字都没对我说。

Tā yí gè zì dōu méi duì wǒ shuō.

She didn't say even one word to me.

她一直说英语。

Tā yìzhí shuō Yīngyǔ.

She always speaks in English.

她不知道该和他说些什么。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi hé tā shuō xiē shénme.

She didn't know what to say to him.

她为人豪爽，有话直接说。

Tā wèi rén háoshuǎng, yǒu huà zhíjiē shuō.

She is forthright and says what she thinks.

她什么也没说！

Tā shénme yě méi shuō!

She didn't say anything!

她们不会说韩语。

Tāmen búhuì shuō Hányǔ.

They can't speak Korean.

她们在说什么？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?

她会说中文，却不会说普通话。

Tā huì shuō Zhōngwén, què búhuì shuō pǔtōnghuà.

She can speak a type of Chinese, but she can't speak Mandarin.

她会说日语。

Tā huì shuō Rìyǔ.

She can speak Japanese.

她会说法语。

Tā huì shuō Fǎyǔ.

She can speak French.

她会说法语吗？

Tā huì shuō Fǎyǔ ma?

Does she speak French?

她会说英语吗？

Tā huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Does she speak English?

她会说英语和德语。

Tā huì shuō Yīngyǔ hé Déyǔ.

She can speak both English and German.

她假装没听见他说的话。

Tā jiǎzhuāng méi tīngjiàn tā shuō de huà.

She pretended she didn't hear what he said.

她几乎不会说日语。

Tā jīhū búhuì shuō Rìyǔ.

She can hardly speak Japanese.

她几乎不说英语。

Tā jīhū bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

She spoke scarcely a word of English.

她又在说这说那。

Tā yòu zài shuō zhè shuō nà.

She's complaining about this and that, again.

她向妈妈诉苦，说工作太累。

Tā xiàng māma sùkǔ, shuō gōngzuò tài lèi.

She complained to her mom that work was too tiring.

她告诉我说稍后会打给你。

Tā gàosu wǒ shuō shāohòu huì dǎ gěi nǐ.

She told me she'd call you later.

她害怕得连话也说不出来。

Tā hàipà de lián huà yě shuō bù chūlái.

She was so scared that she couldn't speak.

她对他说了些话。

Tā duì tā shuōle xiē huà.

She said something to him.

她对我推心置腹，什么都说。

Tā duì wǒ tuīxīnzhìfù, shénme dōu shuō.

She confides in me sincerely and tells me everything.

她对我说，“我喜欢你”。

Tā duì wǒ shuō, “wǒ xǐhuan nǐ”.

She said 'I love you' to me.

她对我说8月去巴黎。

Tā duì wǒ shuō bā yuè qù Bālí.

She said she will go to Paris in August.

她对自己说：“我很幸福”。

Tā duì zìjǐ shuō: “Wǒ hěn xìngfú”.

She said to herself, "I am very happy."

她应该会告诉他说他不累。

Tā yīnggāi huì gàosu tā shuō tā bú lèi.

She'll probably tell him he's not tired.

她心里有怨，却从来不说。

Tā xīnli yǒu yuàn, què cóngláibù shuō.

She holds resentment inside but never says so.

她性格直率，有什么就说什么。

Tā xìnggé zhíshuài, yǒu shénme jiù shuō shénme.

She has a frank personality and says whatever is on her mind.

她想他跟她说我爱你。

Tā xiǎng tā gēn tā shuō wǒ ài nǐ.

She wanted him to tell her that he loved her.

她擅长说英文。

Tā shàncháng shuō Yīngwén.

She is good at speaking English.

她擅长说英语。

Tā shàncháng shuō Yīngyǔ.

She is good at speaking English.

她日语说得很好。

Tā Rìyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

She spoke Japanese well.

她有胆量说出来。

Tā yǒu dǎnliàng shuō chūlái.

She had the nerve to speak out.

她没说她为什么那么做。

Tā méi shuō tā wèishénme nàme zuò.

She didn't say why she did that.

她法语说得不流利。

Tā Fǎyǔ shuō de bù liúlì.

Her French is not fluent.

她的样子在说她爱你。

Tā de yàngzi zài shuō tā ài nǐ.

Her look says that she loves you.

她的法语说得很流利。

Tā de Fǎyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

She can speak French fluently.

她的英语说得很流利。

Tā de Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

She is a fluent speaker of English.

她的英语说的很好。

Tā de Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

She can speak English very well.

她相信他说的任何事。

Tā xiāngxìn tā shuō de rènhé shì.

She believes whatever he says.

她笑着说：这是在恭维我吗？

Tā xiàozhe shuō: zhè shì zài gōngwei wǒ ma?

She smiled and said, "Are you complimenting me?"

她能说一口流利的西班牙语。

Tā néng shuō yìkǒu liúlì de Xībānyáyǔ.

She can speak Spanish well.

她能说流利的英语。

Tā néng shuō liúlì de Yīngyǔ.

She can speak English very well.

她能说流利的英语和法语。

Tā néng shuō liúlì de Yīngyǔ hé Fǎyǔ.

She is fluent in English and French.

她英语说得很流利。

Tā Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.

She speaks English very fluently.

她英语说得挺不错。

Tā Yīngyǔ shuō de tǐng búcuò.

She can speak English pretty well.

她说了什么？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did she say?

她说了她很幸福。

Tā shuōle tā hěn xìngfú.

She said that she was happy.

她说：“他很英俊。”

Tā shuō: “Tā hěn yīngjùn.”

She said, "He is handsome."

她说他很英俊。

Tā shuō tā hěn yīngjùn.

She said that he was handsome.

她说你会带一些朋友过来。

Tā shuō nǐ huì dài yìxiē péngyou guòlái.

She says you'll bring some friends along.

她说：“再见”。

Tā shuō: “Zàijiàn”.

"Goodbye," she said.

她说她不太可能会赢。

Tā shuō tā bú tài kěnéng huì yíng.

She said she wasn't likely to win.

她说她以为她认识他。

Tā shuō tā yǐwéi tā rènshi tā.

She said she thought she knew him.

她说她以前很快乐。

Tā shuō tā yǐqián hěn kuàilè.

She said that she had been happy.

她说她们是她的好朋友。

Tā shuō tāmen shì tā de hǎo péngyou.

She said that they were good friends of hers.

她说她会等我们的。

Tā shuō tā huì děng wǒmen de.

She says she'll wait for us.

她说她可能会做。

Tā shuō tā kěnéng huì zuò.

She said she may do that.

她说她喜欢动物。

Tā shuō tā xǐhuan dòngwù.

She said she loved animals.

她说她喜欢那个挑战。

Tā shuō tā xǐhuan nàge tiǎozhàn.

She said she enjoyed the challenge.

她说她并非专家。

Tā shuō tā bìngfēi zhuānjiā.

She said that she's no expert.

她说她很健康。

Tā shuō tā hěn jiànkāng.

She said she's healthy.

她说她必须走了。

Tā shuō tā bìxū zǒule.

She said she has to go.

她说她感冒了。

Tā shuō tā gǎnmàole.

She said she had a cold.

她说她打算和他去波士顿。

Tā shuō tā dǎsuàn hé tā qù Bōshìdùn.

She says she's planning to go to Boston with him.

她说她是新学生。

Tā shuō tā shì xīn xuésheng.

She said that she was a new student.

她说她有点累了。

Tā shuō tā yǒudiǎn lèile.

She said that she was a little tired.

她说她每天早上六点起床。

Tā shuō tā měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

She said that she gets up at six every morning.

她说她没事。

Tā shuō tā méishì.

She said she was fine.

她说她没有受伤。

Tā shuō tā méiyǒu shòushāng.

She said that she wasn't hurt.

她说她病了。

Tā shuō tā bìng le.

She said that she was ill.

她说她还没准备好。

Tā shuō tā hái méi zhǔnbèi hǎo.

She said she wasn't ready.

她说很满意她的生活。

Tā shuō hěn mǎnyì tā de shēnghuó.

She says that she is content with her life.

她说得很连贯，一点也不紧张。

Tā shuō de hěn liánguàn, yìdiǎn yě bù jǐnzhāng.

She spoke very fluently and coherently, without any nervousness.

她说得足够清楚明白。

Tā shuō de zúgòu qīngchu míngbai.

She speaks clearly enough to be easily understood.

她说，没有我生活毫无意义。

Tā shuō, méiyǒu wǒ shēnghuó háowú yìyì.

She said that without me, life held no meaning.

她说的极其快。

Tā shuō de jíqí kuài.

She spoke rapidly.

她说的每句话都是事实。

Tā shuō de měi jù huà dōu shì shìshí.

Whatever she says is true.

她说的话没有道理。

Tā shuō de huà méiyǒu dàoli.

What she said did not make sense.

她说的话让我觉得很尴尬。

Tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ juéde hěn gāngà.

I was embarrassed by what she said.

她说自己不行，只是谦辞。

Tā shuō zìjǐ bùxíng, zhǐshì qiāncí.

She says she isn't good, but that's just modesty.

她说自己害羞。

Tā shuō zìjǐ hàixiū.

She said she's shy.

她说自己是农民的后裔。

Tā shuō zìjǐ shì nóngmín de hòuyì.

She says she is a descendant of farmers.

她说英语带着浓浓的法国腔。

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ dàizhe nóngnóng de Fǎguó qiāng.

She speaks English with a strong French accent.

她说英语说得很熟练。

Tā shuō Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn shúliàn.

She speaks English very proficiently.

她说阅读能让人平静。

Tā shuō yuèdú néng ràng rén píngjìng.

She said reading can calm a person.

她跟我说她买了唱片。

Tā gēn wǒ shuō tā mǎile chàngpiàn.

She told me that she has bought a record.

她连连摆手，说不能喝酒。

Tā liánlián bǎishǒu, shuō bùnéng hējiǔ.

She waved her hands repeatedly and said she couldn't drink.

好了好了，我投降，你说得对！

Hǎole-hǎole, wǒ tóuxiáng, nǐ shuō de duì!

Okay, okay, I give up, you're right!

好话不在多说，有理不在声高

hǎohuà bú zài duō shuō, yǒulǐ bú zài shēng gāo

good words aren't in saying a lot; being right isn't in a loud voice

好话说三遍，聋子也心烦

hǎohuà shuō sān biàn, lóngzi yě xīnfán

say good words three times and even a deaf man gets annoyed

好酒说不酸，酸酒说不甜

hǎo jiǔ shuō bù suān, suān jiǔ shuō bù tián

good wine can't be talked into sourness, sour wine can't be talked into sweetness

如果没鱼了您会说什么？

Rúguǒ méi yú le nín huì shuō shénme?

What would you say if there weren't any more fish?