How to Say ‘Tell me’ in Traditional Chinese
跟我說一下
gēn wǒ shuō yī xià
[gen wo shuō ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 一下 after an action makes a request lighter and more casual, like "just": 看一下 "take a quick look". Here 一 is said (yí) before falling-tone 下.
Phrase Breakdown
跟我
gēn wǒ
to me
跟 (with, to) + 我 (me). Say gēn with a clear first tone.
跟我來。
Come with 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
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
說一下
shuō yī xià
tell (briefly)
說 (say) + 一下 (briefly). 一下 softens the request. 一 becomes yí before 下.
你說一下。
Tell us briefly.
Words in this phrase
說
shuō
[shuō]
to speak; to say
A basic verb meaning to speak or say.
他說中文。
He speaks Chinese.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly
一下 softens an action and often means 'for a moment' or 'a little bit.'
我想跟你確認一下時間。
I want to confirm the time with you briefly.
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