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shuō

说shuōshuō
to speak
FromLesson 3inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of shuō

她tā　想xiǎng　听tīng　我wǒ　说shuō　吗ma？tā xiǎng tīng wǒ shuō ma?
Does she want to listen to me speak?
她tā　可以kěyǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　说shuō　吗ma？tā kěyǐ gēn wǒ shuō ma?
Can she talk with me?
她tā　说shuō　得de　很hěn　好hǎo。tā shuō de hěn hǎo.
She speaks very well.
她tā　正在zhèngzài　听tīng　他tā　说shuō。tā zhèngzài tīng tā shuō.
She is listening to him speak.
请qǐng　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　懂dǒng。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.
Please speak slowly; I want to understand.
以后yǐhòu　我们wǒmen　再zài　说shuō　吧ba。yǐhòu wǒmen zài shuō ba.
Let’s talk about it later.
我们Wǒmen　不但bùdàn　复习fùxí　这zhè　本běn　书shū，　而且érqiě　练习liànxí　说shuō　和hé　写xiě。Wǒmen bùdàn fùxí zhè běn shū, érqiě liànxí shuō hé xiě.
We not only review this book, but also practice speaking and writing.
她tā　教jiāo　我wǒ　说shuō　中文zhōngwén，　我wǒ　教jiāo　她tā　写xiě　英文yīngwén。tā jiāo wǒ shuō zhōngwén, wǒ jiāo tā xiě yīngwén.
She teaches me to speak Chinese; I teach her to write English.
她tā　说shuō　中文zhōngwén　听起来tīngqǐlái　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan。tā shuō zhōngwén tīngqǐlái hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan.
Her Chinese sounds good; everyone likes it.
只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　中文zhōngwén，　你nǐ　就jiù　会huì　说shuō　得de　更gèng　好hǎo。zhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.
As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.
在zài　中文zhōngwén　课kè　上shàng，　老师lǎoshī　让ràng　我们wǒmen　自由zìyóu　说shuō　中文zhōngwén，　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　的de　意见yìjiàn。zài zhōngwén kè shàng, lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zìyóu shuō zhōngwén, biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn.
In Chinese class, the teacher lets us speak freely in Chinese and express our own opinions.
这Zhè　间jiān　教室jiàoshì　的de　学习xuéxí　氣氛qìfen　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　愿意yuànyì　说shuō　中文zhōngwén。Zhè jiān jiàoshì de xuéxí qìfen hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu yuànyì shuō zhōngwén.
The study atmosphere in this classroom is very good; everyone is willing to speak Chinese.
你nǐ　说shuō　中文zhōngwén　的de　时候shíhou，　声调shēngdiào　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。nǐ shuō zhōngwén de shíhou, shēngdiào hěn zhòngyào.
When you speak Chinese, tones are very important.

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