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Learn Hardcore Chinese: shuōhuà - to speak

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 13
/shuōhuà

shuōhuà

Word

说话shuōhuà

Meaning

to speak

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of shuōhuà

他tā　今天jīntiān　看起来kànqǐlái　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　生气shēngqì，　说话shuōhuà　也yě　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。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tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　听tīng　不bú　太tài　清楚qīngchu。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tā　说shuō　男朋友nánpéngyou　虽然suīrán　不bú　太tài　爱ài　说话shuōhuà，　但是dànshì　对duì　她tā　很hěn　关心guānxīn，　每次měicì　约会yuēhuì　都dōu　提前tíqián　到dào。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tā　觉jué得de　女朋友nǚpéngyou　最zuì　可爱kě’ài　的de　地方dìfang　是shì，　他tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　她tā　总是zǒngshì　笑xiào　着zhe　听tīng。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nà　位wèi　老师lǎoshī　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　不bú　大dà，　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　教室jiàoshì　里lǐ　不bú　太tài　好hǎo　听清楚tīngqīngchu。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tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害羞hàixiū，　但是dànshì　跟gēn　观众guānzhòng　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。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Tā　在zài　食堂shítáng　里lǐ　也yě　能néng　专心zhuānxīn　学习xuéxí，　别人biéren　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　她tā　都dōu　听tīng　不bú　见jiàn。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wǒ　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听不见tīngbùjiàn　外面wàimiàn　的de　人rén　说话shuōhuà。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bùguǎn　在zài　学校xuéxiào　还是háishi　在zài　公司gōngsī，　她tā　说话shuōhuà　都dōu　很hěn　有礼貌yǒulǐmào。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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