qǐng tīng wǒ de huà.

Here 请 means please. It is placed before a verb to make a request more polite.

So:

• 请听我的话 = Please listen to me / Please do as I say

A few extra notes:

• 请 can also mean to invite or to treat someone, as in 请你吃饭 = I’ll treat you to a meal / Please come eat
• But in this sentence, it is simply the polite-request word please

In Mandarin, the subject is often left out when it is obvious from context, especially in commands and requests.

So English might say:

• Please listen to me

But Mandarin can simply say:

• 请听我的话

The you is understood. If you want, you can add it:

• 请你听我的话

That sounds a bit more explicit, but the version without 你 is very natural.

Literally, 听我的话 means:

• listen to my words

But in real usage, it often means more than just hearing what someone says. It often means:

• listen to me
• do as I say
• follow my advice
• obey me or obey what I say in some contexts

So the phrase can be stronger than the simple English idea of just physically listening.

For example, a parent saying 听我的话 to a child may really mean Do what I’m telling you.

的 links a modifier to a noun. Here, 我 modifies 话.

So:

• 我 = I / me
• 的话 = words / what is said
• 我的话 = my words / what I say

This is a very common pattern:

• 我的书 = my book
• 他的话 = his words / what he says
• 老师的话 = the teacher’s words

In this sentence, 我的话 means what I say or my words.

In standard Mandarin, 请听我的话 is the natural form.

Saying 听我话 without 的 is generally not standard in this structure. Native speakers usually say:

• 听我的话

There is also the very common expression:

• 听话

But 听话 does not mean exactly the same thing as 听我的话.
听话 means:

• be obedient
• do as one is told

So:

• 孩子很听话 = The child is very obedient

But if you want to say listen to what I say, then 听我的话 is the normal choice.

This is a very common learner question because both can be translated as please listen to me, but they are not exactly the same.

请听我说

• literally: please listen to me speak
• often means: please let me explain or hear me out
• focuses on the act of speaking

请听我的话

• literally: please listen to my words
• often means: please do as I say or take my advice
• focuses more on the content and authority of what is being said

So if you want someone to let you finish talking, 请听我说 is often better.
If you want someone to follow your advice or instruction, 请听我的话 fits better.

It can still sound strong.

Even though 请 adds politeness, 听我的话 can carry a commanding or authoritative feeling, depending on tone and context.

For example:

• from a parent to a child: it may sound like Do as I say
• from a friend in an emergency: it may sound urgent but caring
• from a superior to a subordinate: it may sound firm

So 请 softens the sentence, but it does not automatically make it gentle in every situation.

If you want a softer tone, you might say things like:

• 请听我说一下
• 请你听我解释
• 你先听我说，好吗？

These can sound less authoritative.

Mandarin usually follows the basic order:

• verb + object

Here:

• 听 = listen to
• 我的话 = my words / what I say

So:

• 听我的话 = listen to my words

Then 请 is placed before the verb to make it a polite request:

• 请听我的话

This is very normal Mandarin word order.

In this sentence, 的 is pronounced with a neutral tone:

• qǐng tīng wǒ de huà

So it is not pronounced with a full strong tone. It is light and unstressed.

A natural rhythm is:

• qǐng
• tīng
• wǒ de
• huà

Also:

• 请 = third tone
• 听 = first tone
• 我 = third tone
• 的 = neutral tone
• 话 = fourth tone

Learners often over-pronounce 的, but in normal speech it should be light.

In Mandarin, 话 can mean:

• words
• what someone says
• speech
• a remark

Chinese nouns usually do not mark singular and plural the way English does, so 话 here is best understood as what I say or my words in a general sense.

So 我的话 does not have to mean one specific sentence. It can mean:

• my advice
• my instructions
• what I am telling you

That is why 请听我的话 often sounds broader than simply listen to this one sentence.