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How to Say ‘Then I'll take the blue one.’ in Simplified Chinese

那我要蓝色的。

nà wǒ yào lán sè de

[nà waw yaow lánsè de]

💬 Usage Tip: 那 (nà) at the start of a sentence means "in that case", picking up from what the other person just said. It's the same character as "that", but here it works like "well then".

Phrase Breakdown

那我要

nà wǒ yào

then I want

那 (nà) here means 'then / in that case'. 我要 means 'I want'.

Example

那我要这个。

Then I'll take this one.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then

Used to indicate a logical or temporal continuity from a previous statement or event.

Example

那我们该怎么办？

Then what should we do?

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.

Example

我也想了解这个公司的文化。

I also want to understand this company’s culture.

要

yào

[yaow]

to want; to order

Used to express wanting something or placing an order.

Example

我就要一杯埃塞俄比亚。

I’ll take a cup of Ethiopian coffee then.

蓝色的。

lán sè de

the blue one.

蓝色 (lánsè) means 'blue'. Use a rising tone on 蓝.

Example

天是蓝色的。

The sky is blue.

Words in this phrase

蓝色

lán sè

[lánsè]

blue

The color blue.

Example

天空是蓝色的。

The sky is blue.

的

[de]

the one (nominalizer)

After an adjective or noun to mean 'the ... one'.

Example

我要白色的。

I want the white one.

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