Difference between revisions of "Giving perspective with "yaowoshuo""
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
*<em>要我说</em>，这件事先不要告诉爸妈。<span class="trans">The way I see it, this is something we shouldn't tell Mom and Dad.</span> | *<em>要我说</em>，这件事先不要告诉爸妈。<span class="trans">The way I see it, this is something we shouldn't tell Mom and Dad.</span> | ||
| − | *<em>要我说</em> | + | *<em>要我说</em>，干脆去外面吃吧，不要在家做饭了。<span class="trans">I say we should eat out instead of cooking home.</span> |
*<em>要我说</em>，他就不应该跟老婆离婚。<span class="trans">I think he shouldn't divorce his wife.</span> | *<em>要我说</em>，他就不应该跟老婆离婚。<span class="trans">I think he shouldn't divorce his wife.</span> | ||
*<em>要我说</em>，带不带礼物都没关系，关键是人要去。 <span class="trans">In my opinion, bringing gifts or not isn't what matters, the important thing is that people go.</span> | *<em>要我说</em>，带不带礼物都没关系，关键是人要去。 <span class="trans">In my opinion, bringing gifts or not isn't what matters, the important thing is that people go.</span> | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 26 August 2013
[[|
]]
]]-
Level
-
Similar to
-
Used for
-
Keywords
| This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it. |
“要我说” (yàowǒshuō) is another, more colloquial way to say "in my opinion" or "the way I see it." It is generally used to express a person's perspective or opinion about a matter.
Structure
The structure is very simple. All you need to do is put "要我说" in front of your opinion. Context will take care of the rest!
要我说 + Opinion
Examples
- 要我说，这件事先不要告诉爸妈。The way I see it, this is something we shouldn't tell Mom and Dad.
- 要我说，干脆去外面吃吧，不要在家做饭了。I say we should eat out instead of cooking home.
- 要我说，他就不应该跟老婆离婚。I think he shouldn't divorce his wife.
- 要我说，带不带礼物都没关系，关键是人要去。 In my opinion, bringing gifts or not isn't what matters, the important thing is that people go.
See also
Sources and further reading
