How to Say ‘Speak a little Chinese’ in Traditional Chinese
說一點中文
shuō yī diǎn zhōng wén
[shwaw ee-dyen Zhōngwén]
💬 Usage Tip: 一點 (yì diǎn) "a little" goes before the thing it measures. Note that 一 changes from (yī) to (yì) here, before the dipping tone of 點.
Phrase Breakdown
說
shuō
[shwaw]
speak; say
Used for speaking a language or saying words aloud.
你會說英文嗎？
Do you speak English?
一點
yī diǎn
[ee-dyen]
a little; a bit
一點 means 'a little' or 'a small amount,' often used to show a narrow margin.
守門員只慢一點點，那球可能就進了。
If the goalkeeper had been just a tiny bit slower, that ball might have gone in.
中文
zhōng wén
[Zhōngwén]
Chinese language
The Chinese language, spoken or written.
她的中文很好。
Her Chinese is very good.
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