Word: 说 (shuō, shuì, yuè)

我的一些朋友英语说得很好。

Wǒ de yìxiē péngyou Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

Some of my friends can speak English well.

我的中文说得不好。

Wǒ de Zhōngwén shuō de bù hǎo.

I cannot speak Mandarin well.

我的母亲不会说英语。

Wǒ de mǔqīn búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ.

My mother does not speak English.

我的法语说得不够好。

Wǒ de Fǎyǔ shuō de búgòu hǎo.

My French isn't good enough.

我的英文没有他说得那么好。

Wǒ de Yīngwén méiyǒu tā shuō de nàme hǎo.

I can't speak English as well as he.

我的驾驶导师说我应该耐心一点。

Wǒ de jiàshǐ dǎoshī shuō wǒ yīnggāi nàixīn yìdiǎn.

My driving instructor says I should be more patient.

我相信他们说的话。

Wǒ xiāngxìn tāmen shuō de huà.

I believe in what they said.

我相信你说的是真的。

Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ shuō de shì zhēnde.

I think what you say is true.

我真的不明白你在说什么呢。

Wǒ zhēnde bù míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme ne.

I really don't understand what you're talking about.

我真的知道他说了什么。

Wǒ zhēnde zhīdào tā shuōle shénme.

I really know what he said.

我知道，但我没说对。

Wǒ zhīdào, dàn wǒ méi shuō duì.

I know it, but I can't hit on it.

我知道这对您来说很重要。

Wǒ zhīdào zhè duì nín lái shuō hěn zhòngyào.

I know that this is important to you.

我确定他们听得到我们说的话。

Wǒ quèdìng tāmen tīng dedào wǒmen shuō de huà.

I'm sure they can hear us.

我给姐姐打电话说生日快乐。

Wǒ gěi jiějie dǎdiànhuà shuō shēngrìkuàilè.

I called my older sister to say happy birthday.

我能了解她在说什么。

Wǒ néng liǎojiě tā zài shuō shénme.

I can understand what she is saying.

我能看德语，但是不能说。

Wǒ néng kàn Déyǔ, dànshì bùnéng shuō.

I can read German, but I can't speak it.

我能看懂德语，但不会说。

Wǒ néng kàn dǒng Déyǔ, dàn búhuì shuō.

I can read German, but I can't speak it.

我能确定地说他恨我。

Wǒ néng quèdeng de shuō tā hèn wǒ.

I can say with certainty that he hates me.

我能说什么？

Wǒ néng shuō shénme?

What can I say?

我能跟我最好的朋友说任何事。

Wǒ néng gēn wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou shuō rènhé shì.

I can talk about anything with my best friend.

我要个会说法语的人。

Wǒ yào gè huì shuō Fǎyǔ de rén.

I want a person who can speak French.

我要和你说再见了。

Wǒ yào hé nǐ shuō zàijiànle.

I must say good-bye to you.

我要是会说英语就好了。

Wǒ yàoshi huì shuō Yīngyǔ jiù hǎole.

If only I could speak English!

我觉得什么都不说是最好的。

Wǒ juéde shénme dōu bù shuō shì zuìhǎo de.

I found it best to say nothing about the matter.

我觉得你说了什么。

Wǒ juéde nǐ shuōle shénme.

I thought you said something.

我觉得你说的是真的。

Wǒ juéde nǐ shuō de shì zhēnde.

I think what you say is true.

我觉得我是按照你说的做的。

Wǒ juéde wǒ shì ànzhào nǐ shuō de zuò de.

I thought I was doing it your way.

我认为你说得很对。

Wǒ rènwéi nǐ shuō de hěn duì.

I think you're quite right.

我记不起那是谁说的了。

Wǒ jì bù qǐ nà shì shéi shuō de le.

I don't remember who said that.

我记得他说的话。

Wǒ jìde tā shuō de huà.

I remember what he said.

我记得你说你什么也没看到。

Wǒ jìde nǐ shuō nǐ shénme yě méi kàndào.

I thought you said you didn't see anything.

我记得我父母跟我说过这件事。

Wǒ jìde wǒ fùmǔ gēn wǒ shuōguo zhè jiàn shì.

I remember my parents telling me about that.

我该说，他的行为是典范。

Wǒ gāi shuō, tā de xíngwéi shì diǎnfàn.

I must say, his behaviour is exemplary.

我说了可能要下雨。

Wǒ shuōle kěnéng yào xiàyǔ.

I said it might rain.

我说了没问题了啊！

Wǒ shuōle méi wèntí le a!

I've already told you it's fine!

我说会下雨，果真下起来了。

Wǒ shuō huì xiàyǔ, guǒzhēn xià qǐlaile.

I said it would rain, and sure enough it started.

我说巴斯克语。

Wǒ shuō Bāsīkèyǔ.

I speak Basque.

我说我会让她幸福的。

Wǒ shuō wǒ huì ràng tā xìngfú de.

I said I would make her happy.

我说我爱你时是认真的。

Wǒ shuō wǒ ài nǐ shí shì rènzhēn de.

I was serious when I said I love you.

我说拉科塔语。

Wǒ shuō lā kē tǎ yǔ.

I speak Lakota.

我说的是他们。

Wǒ shuō de shì tāmen.

I'm talking about them.

我说的是真的。

Wǒ shuō de shì zhēnde.

What I'm saying is true.

我说的话惹到你了吗？

Wǒ shuō de huà rě dào nǐ le ma?

Are you angry at what I said?

我说的话让你生气了吗？

Wǒ shuō de huà ràng nǐ shēngqì le ma?

Are you angry at what I said?

我说过让你离我的电脑远一点的。

Wǒ shuōguo ràng nǐ lí wǒ de diànnǎo yuǎn yìdiǎn de.

I thought I told you to stay away from my computer.

我跟他说了。

Wǒ gēn tā shuōle.

I told him.

我跟他说过很危险的。

Wǒ gēn tā shuōguo hěn wēixiǎn de.

I warned him about the danger.

我跟你说段历史。

Wǒ gēn nǐ shuō duàn lìshǐ.

I am talking to you about history.

我跟你说过的那个女生住在这儿。

Wǒ gēn nǐ shuōguo de nàge nǚshēng zhù zài zhèr.

The girl about whom I told you lives here.

我还以为你说了什么呢。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi nǐ shuōle shénme ne.

I thought you said something.

我还是不会说法语。

Wǒ háishi búhuì shuō Fǎyǔ.

I still can't speak French.

我还有话要对您说。

Wǒ háiyǒu huà yào duì nín shuō.

I still need to talk to you.

我邻居说他是个富翁。

Wǒ línjū shuō tā shì gè fùwēng.

My neighbor says he's a rich man.

我随便说说，你别多心。

Wǒ suíbiàn shuō shuō, nǐ bié duōxīn.

I was just talking casually, so don't take it to heart.

我需要一个会说法语的助理。

Wǒ xūyào yí gè huì shuō Fǎyǔ de zhùlǐ.

I need an assistant who speaks French.

我需要跟你说点事。

Wǒ xūyào gēn nǐ shuō diǎn shì.

I needed to speak to you about something.

战争对孩子来说太残酷了。

Zhànzhēng duì háizi lái shuō tài cánkùle.

War is too cruel for children.

房东说，产权已经转给他儿子了。

Fángdōng shuō, chǎnquán yǐjīng zhuǎngěi tā érzi le.

The landlord said the property rights have already been transferred to his son.

所以，你到底想说什么？

Suǒyǐ, nǐ dàodǐ xiǎng shuō shénme?

Well, just what is it you're trying to say?

打了盆说盆,打了罐说罐

dǎle pén shuō pén,dǎle guàn shuō guàn

if a basin is broken, talk about the basin; if a jar is broken, talk about the jar

把他说的讲给我听。

Bǎ tā shuō de jiǎng gěi wǒ tīng.

Tell me what he said.

把我们想知道的都说说。

Bǎ wǒmen xiǎng zhīdào de dōu shuō shuō.

Now tell us what we want to know.

把英语说得好很难。

Bǎ Yīngyǔ shuō de hǎo hěn nán.

It's hard to speak English well.

护士说我的病历放在桌子上了。

Hùshi shuō wǒ de bìnglì fàng zài zhuōzi shàng le.

The nurse said my medical record is on the desk.

报纸上说今日有大雨。

Bàozhǐ shàng shuō jīnrì yǒu dàyǔ.

The newspaper says there will be heavy rain today.

报纸说贸易顺差缩小了。

Bàozhǐ shuō màoyìshùnchā suōxiǎole.

The newspaper says the trade surplus has narrowed.

报道说顺差又扩大了。

Bàodào shuō shùnchā yòu kuòdàle.

The report says the surplus has widened again.

抱歉我不懂你说的语言。

Bàoqiàn wǒ bù dǒng nǐ shuō de yǔyán.

I'm sorry, but I don't recognize the language you're speaking.

拜托别跟他说我要走了。

Bàituō bié gēn tā shuō wǒ yào zǒule.

Please don't tell him that I'm leaving.

按常理说，他早就该到家了。

Àn chánglǐ shuō, tā zǎojiù gāi dào jiā le.

By common sense, he should have gotten home long ago.

按情理说，他应该先道歉。

Àn qínglǐ shuō, tā yīnggāi xiān dàoqiàn.

By rights, he should apologize first.

按我说的做。

Àn wǒ shuō de zuò.

Do as I say.

换种方式说。

Huàn zhǒng fāngshì shuō.

Say it in another way.

据报纸上说，他自杀了。

Jù bàozhǐ shàng shuō, tā zìshāle.

According to the newspaper, he committed suicide.

提问对他来说是很羞耻的事。

Tíwèn duì tā lái shuō shì hěn xiūchǐ de shì.

He is ashamed to ask questions.

教授不明白我说了什么。

Jiàoshòu bù míngbai wǒ shuōle shénme.

The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.

教的言语不会说，有钱难买自主张

jiāo de yányǔ búhuì shuō, yǒuqián nán mǎi zì zhǔzhāng

words taught by others can't be spoken; money can't buy making up your own mind

教练说下一个就让他上场。

Jiàoliàn shuō xià yí gè jiùràng tā shàngchǎng.

The coach said he'd send him onto the field next.

新闻自由对社会来说非常重要。

Xīnwénzìyóu duì shèhuì lái shuō fēicháng zhòngyào.

Freedom of the press is very important to society.

新闻说，三名登山者遇难了。

Xīnwén shuō, sān míng dēngshānzhě yùnànle.

The news says three mountain climbers have perished.

新闻说，今年出生率又低了。

Xīnwén shuō, jīnnián chūshēnglǜ yòu dīle.

The news says the birth rate dropped again this year.

新闻说，孩子被陌生人挟持了。

Xīnwén shuō, háizi bèi mòshēngrén xiéchíle.

The news said the child had been abducted by a stranger.

新闻里说，有三个人涉嫌违法。

Xīnwén lǐ shuō, yǒu sān gè rén shèxián wéifǎ.

The news says three people are suspected of breaking the law.

新闻里说的那件事真是骇人听闻。

Xīnwén lǐ shuō de nà jiàn shì zhēnshi hàiréntīngwén.

What the news reported was truly shocking.

无论你怎么说，我也不会听你的。

Wúlùn nǐ zěnme shuō, wǒ yě búhuì tīng nǐ de.

No matter how you say it, I'm not going to listen to you.

无论你说什么，我不相信你们。

Wúlùn nǐ shuō shénme, wǒ bù xiāngxìn nǐmen.

I don't believe you, regardless what you say.

明人不说暗话

míng rén bù shuō ànhuà

an honest person doesn't speak in the dark

明白人不说糊涂话

míngbáirén bù shuō hútu huà

a clear-headed person doesn't talk nonsense

是我说的吗？

Shì wǒ shuō de ma?

Is it something I said?

是真说不假，是假说不真

shì zhēn shuō bù jiǎ, shì jiǎshuō bù zhēn

what's true can't be argued false; what's false can't be argued true

是谁教她怎么说英语的？

Shì shéi jiāo tā zěnme shuō Yīngyǔ de?

Who taught her how to speak English?

是谁给你说那个的呢？

Shì shéi gěi nǐ shuō nàge de ne?

Who said that to you?

有两人说他们听到了一声枪响。

Yǒu liǎng rén shuō tāmen tīngdàole yìshēng qiāng xiǎng.

Two people say they heard a gunshot.

有些事我必须说。

Yǒuxiē shì wǒ bìxū shuō.

There's something I have to say.

有人会说英语吗？

Yǒurén huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Does anyone speak English?

有人说你是个很有能力的人。

Yǒurén shuō nǐ shì gè hěn yǒu nénglì de rén.

I've been told that you're a very competent person.

有人说儒教是一种宗教。

Yǒurén shuō Rújiào shì yìzhǒng zōngjiào.

Some people say Confucianism is a religion.

有人说英语吗？

Yǒurén shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Does anyone speak English?

有人跟我说这件事。

Yǒurén gēn wǒ shuō zhè jiàn shì.

Someone told me about that.

有人造谣说那家工厂要关门了。

Yǒurén zàoyáo shuō nà jiā gōngchǎng yào guānmén le.

Someone spread a rumour that the factory is going to close.