How to Say ‘I didn't hear half of what you said earlier clearly.’ in Traditional Chinese
妳剛剛說的我有一半沒聽清楚。
nǐ gāng gāng shuō de wǒ yǒu yí bàn méi tīng qīng chǔ
[nǐ gānggāng shwaw de wǒ yǒu yíbàn méi tīng qīngchǔ]
💬 Usage Tip: The thing being talked about, 妳剛剛說的, comes first, and the comment about it follows. Putting the topic up front like this is very natural in Chinese.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Saying you missed half of what she said is a gentle, face-saving setup for proposing somewhere quieter. It isn't a complaint about her.
Phrase Breakdown
妳剛剛說的
nǐ gāng gāng shuō de
what you just said
This is the topic of the sentence: 'what you just said'.
妳剛剛說的很有道理。
What you just said makes a lot of sense.
Words in this phrase
妳
nǐ
[nǐ]
you (female)
Second-person pronoun used in Taiwan when addressing a woman.
妳好漂亮。
You are very pretty.
剛剛
gāng gāng
[gānggāng]
just now
A moment ago.
他剛剛走了。
He just left.
說
shuō
[shwaw]
say; speak
Used when introducing a comment or compliment.
我想說你的穿搭很好看。
I want to say that your outfit looks great.
的
de
[de]
what (nominalizer)
Turns a verb phrase into a noun: 'what was said'.
你買的很好看。
What you bought looks nice.
我有一半
wǒ yǒu yí bàn
I (for) half of it
「一半」means 'half'. 「我有一半…」 means 'half of it, I…'.
我有一半的錢。
I have half of the money.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
have
To possess or contain something.
這件外套很有型。
This jacket is very stylish.
一半
yí bàn
[yíbàn]
half
One of two equal parts.
我吃了一半。
I ate half.
沒聽清楚。
méi tīng qīng chǔ
didn't hear clearly.
「沒聽清楚」 means 'didn't catch it clearly'.
他說太快，我沒聽清楚。
He spoke too fast, and I didn't hear clearly.
Words in this phrase
沒
méi
[méi]
did not
Indicates a negative past action.
他沒看見我。
He did not see me.
聽
tīng
[tīng]
to hear; listen
To perceive sound with ears.
我在聽音樂。
I'm listening to music.
清楚
qīng chǔ
[qīngchǔ]
clearly
Distinct; used after verbs to mean done clearly.
我看不清楚。
I can't see clearly.
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