How to Say ‘My mom just casually cut them.’ in Simplified Chinese
是我妈随便剪的。
shì wǒ mā suí biàn jiǎn de
[shir waw mā suíbiàn jiǎn de]
🇨🇳 In China: Saying it was "just casually" made is a modest way of downplaying skill after being praised. A good response is to keep complimenting, for example with 太漂亮了.
Phrase Breakdown
是我妈
shì wǒ mā
it was my mom
是 emphasizes who did it. 我妈 means 'my mom'.
是我妈做的。
My mom made it.
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.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
The first-person pronoun meaning me or I, depending on sentence position.
这次谈话对我帮助很大。
This conversation was very helpful to me.
妈
mā
[mā]
mom
Informal word for mother; also used for mother-in-law.
妈，我们来了！
Mom, we're here!
随便剪的。
suí biàn jiǎn de
who just cut them casually.
随便 shows modesty: it suggests she didn't put in much effort.
他随便写的。
He just wrote it casually.
Words in this phrase
随便
suí biàn
[suíbiàn]
casually; without much effort
Done in a relaxed way, without careful planning; often modest.
我只是随便做的。
I just made it casually.
剪
jiǎn
[jiǎn]
to cut (with scissors)
To cut paper, hair, etc. with scissors.
她会剪纸。
She can do paper-cutting.
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.
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