Usages of shuōhuà
他 今天 看起来 有点儿 生气， 说话 也 有点儿 奇怪。tā jīntiān kànqǐlái yǒudiǎnr shēngqì, shuōhuà yě yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
He looks a bit angry today, and the way he talks is also a bit strange.
他 说话 的 声音 很 小， 我 听 不 太 清楚。tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu.
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
她 说 男朋友 虽然 不 太 爱 说话， 但是 对 她 很 关心， 每次 约会 都 提前 到。tā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bú tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.
She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.
他 觉得 女朋友 最 可爱 的 地方 是， 他 说话 的 时候 她 总是 笑 着 听。tā juéde nǚpéngyou zuì kě'ài de dìfang shì, tā shuōhuà de shíhou tā zǒngshì xiào zhe tīng.
He thinks the cutest thing about his girlfriend is that whenever he talks, she always listens with a smile.
那 位 老师 说话 的 声音 不 大， 在 吵 的 教室 里 不 太 好 听清楚。nà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bú dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bú tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.
她 说 自己 虽然 有点儿 害羞， 但是 跟 观众 说话 的 时候 觉得 很 兴奋。tā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.
She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.
她 在 食堂 里 也 能 专心 学习， 别人 说话 的 时候 她 都 听 不 见。Tā zài shítáng lǐ yě néng zhuānxīn xuéxí, biéren shuōhuà de shíhou tā dōu tīng bú jiàn.
She can also concentrate on studying in the cafeteria; when others are talking she can’t even hear them.
我 在 房间 里 听不见 外面 的 人 说话。wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ tīngbùjiàn wàimiàn de rén shuōhuà.
When I’m in my room, I can’t hear the people outside talking.
不管 在 学校 还是 在 公司， 她 说话 都 很 有礼貌。bùguǎn zài xuéxiào háishi zài gōngsī, tā shuōhuà dōu hěn yǒulǐmào.
Whether at school or at the company, she speaks very politely.
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