Word: 说 (shuō, shuì, yuè)

妈妈对孩子说了声晚安。

Māma duì háizi shuōle shēng wǎn'ān.

The mother said good night to her child.

妈妈说味精吃多了不好。

Māma shuō wèijīng chī duō le bù hǎo.

My mom says too much MSG isn't good for you.

妈妈说我说话太快。

Māma shuō wǒ shuōhuà tài kuài.

Mum says that I speak too fast.

孩子们异口同声说生日快乐！

Háizimen yìkǒutóngshēng shuō shēngrìkuàilè!

The children said happy birthday in unison!

宁吃过头饭，莫说过头话

nìng chī guòtóu fàn, mò shuō guòtóuhuà

better to overeat than to overstate

宁跟明白人打一架，不跟糊涂人说句话

nìng gēn míngbáirén dǎ yí jià, bù gēn hútu rén shuō jù huà

better to fight a sensible person than say a word to a muddled one

它跟你说的完全一样。

Tā gēn nǐ shuō de wánquán yíyàng.

It's exactly as you say it is.

守着骆驼不说马

shǒuzhe luòtuo bù shuō mǎ

with a camel beside you, don't talk about horses

实话好说，谎话难编

shíhuà hǎo shuō, huǎnghuà nán biān

truth is easy to tell, lies are hard to make up

实话说，我不赞成你。

Shíhuà shuō, wǒ bú zànchéng nǐ.

To tell the truth, I don't agree with you.

家庭和睦比什么都重要，你说呢？

Jiātíng hémù bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào, nǐ shuō ne?

Peace within the family matters more than anything, don't you think?

对不起，我要更正刚才说的数字。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ yào gēngzhèng gāngcái shuō de shùzì.

Sorry, I need to correct the number I just gave.

对于他们来说，死亡并不可怕。

Duìyú tāmen lái shuō, sǐwáng bìng bù kěpà.

As far as they are concerned, death is nothing to be afraid of.

对于健康来说，喝酒是十分不利的。

Duìyú jiànkāng lái shuō, hējiǔ shì shífēn búlì de.

As far as health is concerned, alcohol is highly detrimental.

对于我来说，这是个好消息。

Duìyú wǒ lái shuō, zhè shì gè hǎoxiāoxī.

As far as I'm concerned, this is good news.

对什么人，说什么话

duì shénme rén, shuō shénme huà

to whatever person, say whatever words

对你来说还不太晚。

Duì nǐ lái shuō hái bú tài wǎn.

It isn't too late for you.

对医生来说，生老病死司空见惯。

Duì yīshēng lái shuō, shēnglǎobìngsǐ sīkōngjiànguàn.

To doctors, birth, aging, illness and death are everyday occurrences.

对孩子来说，厨房是禁区。

Duì háizi lái shuō, chúfáng shì jìnqū.

For the children, the kitchen is off-limits.

对小狗来说，大草地就是乐园。

Duì xiǎogǒu lái shuō, dà cǎodì jiùshì lèyuán.

To a puppy, a big meadow is paradise.

对，我就是想那么说。

Duì, wǒ jiùshì xiǎng nàme shuō.

Yes, I did mean to say that.

对教师来说，教她很有趣。

Duì jiàoshī lái shuō, jiāo tā hěn yǒuqù.

For the teacher, teaching her was fun.

对此你有什么想说的吗？

Duì cǐ nǐ yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de ma?

What do you have to say about that?

对毒品说不。

Duì dúpǐn shuō bù.

Say no to drugs.

对猴子来说，爬树很容易。

Duì hóuzi lái shuō, pá shù hěn róngyì.

It is easy for a monkey to climb a tree.

对生命来说，食物永远是必要的。

Duì shēngmìng lái shuō, shíwù yǒngyuǎn shì bìyào de.

Food is always necessary for life.

对生命要有敬畏之心，你说呢？

Duì shēngmìng yào yǒu jìngwèi zhī xīn, nǐ shuō ne?

One should have a sense of reverence for life, don't you think?

对着月亮攀谈，说空话

duì zhe yuèliang pāntán, shuō kōnghuà

chatting to the moon: speaking to the air

对老人来说，按时吃药尤为重要。

Duì lǎorén lái shuō, ànshí chīyào yóuwéi zhòngyào.

For the elderly, taking medicine on time is especially important.

对这个话题来说，我没有想法。

Duì zhège huàtí lái shuō, wǒ méiyǒu xiǎngfǎ.

I don't have any opinion on this topic.

导演说这场戏要加特效。

Dǎoyǎn shuō zhè chǎng xì yào jiā tèxiào.

The director said this scene needs special effects added.

小女儿说她想当故事里的仙女。

Xiǎo nǚ'ér shuō tā xiǎng dāng gùshi lǐ de xiānnǚ.

My little daughter says she wants to be a fairy from the stories.

小孩儿见糖,嘴上说不要心里想

xiǎoháir jiàn táng,zuǐ shàng shuō búyào xīnli xiǎng

a child seeing candy: says no with the mouth but wants it in the heart

小孩子不要说脏话。

Xiǎoháizi búyào shuō zānghuà.

Children shouldn't use swear words.

就说你呢，过来。

Jiù shuō nǐ ne, guòlái.

You, come here.

屎壳郎钻入夜壶里，不说受罪，还说游江湖

shǐkélàng zuān rù yèhú li, bù shuō shòuzuì, hái shuō yóu jiānghú

a dung beetle crawls into a chamber pot: doesn't call it suffering, calls it roaming the world

峡谷对他来说非常深。

Xiágǔ duì tā lái shuō fēicháng shēn.

The gorge looked very deep to him.

工程师说这是承重墙。

Gōngchéngshī shuō zhè shì chéngzhòngqiáng.

The engineer said this is a load-bearing wall.

巧人惯说藏头话

qiǎo rén guàn shuō cáng tóu huà

clever people are used to speaking with the head hidden

巴西是说什么语言的？

Bāxī shì shuō shénme yǔyán de?

What is the language spoken in Brazil?

市长说他会尊重民意。

Shìzhǎng shuō tā huì zūnzhòng mínyì.

The mayor said he would respect the will of the people.

广义上说，玩也是学习。

Guǎngyì shàng shuō, wán yě shì xuéxí.

In the broad sense, playing is also a way of learning.

应该说“你”还是“您”？

Yīnggāi shuō“nǐ”háishi“nín”?

Should one say "thou" or "ye"?

店员说这个颜色暂时缺货。

Diànyuán shuō zhège yánsè zànshí quēhuò.

The shop assistant said this color is temporarily out of stock.

店员说退换货要带小票。

Diànyuán shuō tuìhuànhuò yào dài xiǎopiào.

The shop assistant said you need to bring the receipt for returns and exchanges.

当着真人，不说假话

dāngzhe zhēnrén, bù shuō jiǎhuà

before a person who knows the truth, tell no lies

当着矮人，不说短话

dāngzhe'ǎirén, bù shuō duǎn huà

in front of a short person, don't say "short" words

很多人都跟我说要我休假。

Hěn duō rén dōu gēn wǒ shuō yào wǒ xiūjià.

A good many people have told me to take a holiday.

律师说这场诉讼很难赢。

Lǜshī shuō zhè chǎng sùsòng hěn nán yíng.

The lawyer said this lawsuit would be hard to win.

怎么说：‘肺’？

Zěnme shuō: ‘Fèi’?

How do you say 'lung'?

总体来说，这家饭店不错。

Zǒngtǐ lái shuō, zhè jiā fàndiàn búcuò.

Overall, this restaurant is pretty good.

恐怕我必须说再见了。

Kǒngpà wǒ bìxū shuō zàijiànle.

I'm afraid I must say goodbye.

恶棍打官司，拿着不是当理说

ègùn dǎguānsi, názhe bú shì dāng lǐ shuō

a thug going to court: takes his faults and argues them as reasons

您会说中文吗？

Nín huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?

Do you speak Chinese?

您会说法语吗？

Nín huì shuō Fǎyǔ ma?

Do you speak French?

您在听我说吗？

Nín zài tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Are you listening to what I am saying?

您对我说的话有什么要补充的吗？

Nín duì wǒ shuō de huà yǒu shénme yào bǔchōng de ma?

Would you like to add anything to what I've said?

您愿意听我说几分钟话吗？

Nín yuànyì tīng wǒ shuō jǐ fēnzhōng huà ma?

Will you listen to me for a few minutes?

您有什么事想对我说吗？

Nín yǒu shénme shì xiǎng duì wǒ shuō ma?

Do you have something that you want to say to me?

您用您的语言怎么说？

Nín yòng nín de yǔyán zěnme shuō?

How do you say that in your language?

愁人莫向愁人说,说起愁来愁死人

chóu rén mò xiàng chóu rén shuō,shuōqǐ chóu lái chóu sǐ rén

don't tell a worried person your worries; talking of sorrow worries them to death

懂的不多说，说的多不懂。

Dǒng de bù duō shuō, shuō de duō bù dǒng.

Those who know don't speak much; those who speak don't know much.

我一点英文都不会说。

Wǒ yìdiǎn Yīngwén dōu búhuì shuō.

I can't speak English at all.

我不了解你在说什么。

Wǒ bù liǎojiě nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我不会再跟你说法文了。

Wǒ búhuì zài gēn nǐ shuō Fǎwén le.

I'll stop speaking to you in French.

我不会说世界语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Shìjièyǔ.

I don't speak Esperanto.

我不会说他的语言。

Wǒ búhuì shuō tā de yǔyán.

I don't speak his language.

我不会说她的语言。

Wǒ búhuì shuō tā de yǔyán.

I don't speak her language.

我不会说德语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Déyǔ.

I cannot speak German.

我不会说日语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Rìyǔ.

I couldn't speak Japanese.

我不会说汉语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Hànyǔ.

I don't speak Chinese.

我不会说法语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Fǎyǔ.

I can't speak French.

我不会说法语，也不会说德语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Fǎyǔ, yě búhuì shuō Déyǔ.

I can't speak French or German.

我不会说英语。

Wǒ búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ.

I don't speak English.

我不喜欢他说的话。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā shuō de huà.

I don't like what he said.

我不太明白他说什么。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai tā shuō shénme.

I don't quite understand what he says.

我不太明白你在说什么。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are talking about.

我不得不说我羡慕你们。

Wǒ bùdébù shuō wǒ xiànmù nǐmen.

I have to say I envy you guys.

我不想说太多。

Wǒ bùxiǎng shuō tài duō.

I didn't want to say too much.

我不想跟你说！

Wǒ bùxiǎng gēn nǐ shuō!

I don't want to talk to you.

我不愿意说日语。

Wǒ bú yuànyì shuō Rìyǔ.

I do not speak Japanese.

我不懂你在说什么。

Wǒ bù dǒng nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我不懂我说的话。

Wǒ bù dǒng wǒ shuō de huà.

I don't understand what I'm saying.

我不敢对他说这种话。

Wǒ bùgǎn duì tā shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

I don't dare tell him such a thing.

我不明白他说的话。

Wǒ bù míngbai tā shuō de huà.

I don't see what he says.

我不明白你们在说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐmen zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我不明白你想说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐ xiǎng shuō shénme.

I have no idea what you mean.

我不明白你说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐ shuō shénme.

I didn't understand what you said.

我不明白您想说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nín xiǎng shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you're trying to say.

我不是在说他。

Wǒ bú shì zài shuō tā.

I wasn't talking about him.

我不是说了没有问题吗？

Wǒ bú shì shuōle méiyǒu wèntí ma?

Didn't I say there was no problem?

我不知道您在说什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nín zài shuō shénme.

I don't know what you're talking about.

我不知道该说些什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō xiē shénme.

I didn't know what to say.

我不知道该说什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme.

I don't know what to say.

我不知道该说什么来安慰你。

Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme lái ānwèi nǐ.

I don't know what to say to make you feel better.

我不知道说什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào shuō shénme.

I don't know what to say.

我不经常说法语。

Wǒ bù jīngcháng shuō Fǎyǔ.

I don't speak French very much.

我不说日语。

Wǒ bù shuō Rìyǔ.

I don't speak Japanese.

我之前没跟你说过吗？

Wǒ zhīqián méi gēn nǐ shuōguo ma?

Haven't I told you this before?

我也说法语。

Wǒ yě shuō Fǎyǔ.

I speak French, too.