How to Say ‘Xiaomei told me.’ in Traditional Chinese
小美跟我說的。
xiǎo měi gēn wǒ shuō de
[Xiǎoměi gen wǒ shwo de]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 的 at the end stresses who did something that already happened: 我買的 "I'm the one who bought it".
Phrase Breakdown
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.
跟我說的。
gēn wǒ shuō de
told me
跟我說 (gēn wǒ shuō) means "tell me". The 的 (de) at the end stresses who told you.
媽媽跟我說的。
Mom told me.
Words in this phrase
跟
gēn
[gen]
with; to
A preposition meaning 'with' someone or 'to' someone in conversation.
你可以跟招募人員聊聊。
You can chat with the recruiter.
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
me
Refers to oneself.
這是給我的。
This is for me.
說
shuō
[shwo]
to say; to tell; to speak
A common verb meaning to say or tell something to someone. It is often used when explaining rules or giving information.
請直接說您要取消今晚的訂位。
Please directly say that you want to cancel tonight's reservation.
的
de
[de]
emphatic particle (in 是…的 pattern)
Placed at the end to stress who, how, or when something happened.
他是坐火車來的。
He came by train.
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