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#REDIRECT[[Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"]]
 
 
“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!
 
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要我说 + Opinion
 
 
 
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== Examples ==
 
 
 
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*<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>,就 去 外面 吃 吧,不要 在 家 做饭 了。<span class="trans">I say we should just eat out instead of cooking at 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>,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>,这 部 电影 不 太 好懂,只有 你 对 科学 特别 感兴趣 我 才 会 推荐。<span class="trans">In my opinion, this movie is a bit difficult to understand. I would only recommend it if you are really into science.</span>
 
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==See also==
 
 
 
*[[Using "dui"#对……来说|Using "dui"]]
 
*[["For…" with "eryan"]]
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|要我说|B1|要我说, Opinion|<em>要我说</em>,这件事先不要告诉爸妈。|grammar point|ASGITYYM}}
 
{{Rel char|要}}
 
{{Rel char|说}}
 
{{Similar|Using "dui"#对……来说}}
 
{{Similar|"For…" with "eryan"}}
 
{{Used for|Expressing attitude}}
 
{{Used for|Expressing opinions}}
 
{{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
 

Latest revision as of 04:24, 14 February 2018