How to Say ‘What I said is from the heart.’ in Simplified Chinese
我说的是真心话。
wǒ shuō de shì zhēn xīn huà
[wo shuō de shir zhēnxīnhuà]
🇨🇳 In China: This is the natural follow-up when someone brushes off your compliment with 你太会说话了. Insisting once that you mean it is expected and makes the praise land.
Phrase Breakdown
我说的
wǒ shuō de
what I said
wǒ shuō de. 'shuō' uses a curled-tongue 'sh' and a high, level tone.
我说的你明白吗？
Do you understand what I said?
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
说
shuō
[shuō]
to speak; to say
A basic verb for talking or saying something; used alone it invites someone to go ahead and speak.
请你慢一点说。
Please speak a bit more slowly.
的
de
[de]
the one (nominalizer)
Placed after a word to mean 'the ... one', replacing a noun.
我要大的。
I want the big one.
是真心话。
shì zhēn xīn huà
is from the heart.
shì zhēnxīn huà. 真心话 means 'sincere words'. 真心 is level-level, then 话 falls.
这是我的真心话。
These are my sincere words.
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shir]
to be
The verb “to be,” used to identify or describe a situation.
你是第一次来，所以我给你介绍一下。
Since it’s your first time here, I’ll introduce things to you.
真心话
zhēn xīn huà
[zhēnxīnhuà]
sincere words; what one truly means
Words spoken honestly from the heart.
这是我的真心话。
These are my sincere words.
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