How to Say ‘I often hear Xiaomei talk about you.’ in Traditional Chinese
常聽小美說到你。
cháng tīng xiǎo měi shuō dào nǐ
[cháng tīng Xiǎoměi shuōdào nǐ]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is a warm, safe opener when you meet a partner's friends in Taiwan. It signals they matter to your partner, and people usually laugh and ask what you've heard.
Phrase Breakdown
常聽小美
cháng tīng xiǎo měi
often hear Xiaomei
常 (cháng) means 'often' and 聽 (tīng) means 'hear'. Together with 小美 they mean 'often hear Xiaomei...'.
我常聽小美唱歌。
I often hear Xiaomei sing.
Words in this phrase
常
cháng
[cháng]
often
Adverb meaning frequently, usually.
他常喝咖啡。
He often drinks coffee.
聽
tīng
[tīng]
to hear; listen
To perceive sound with ears.
我在聽音樂。
I'm listening to music.
小美
xiǎo měi
[Xiǎoměi]
Xiaomei (a name)
A common Taiwanese female given name or nickname, literally 'little beauty'.
小美是我的同學。
Xiaomei is my classmate.
說到你。
shuō dào nǐ
talk about you
說到 (shuō dào) means 'mention / talk about'. 你 (nǐ) means 'you'.
老師常說到你。
The teacher often mentions you.
Words in this phrase
說到
shuō dào
[shuōdào]
to mention; to talk about
Verb meaning to bring up or speak about someone or something.
他常說到他的家人。
He often talks about his family.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
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